Gaza ceasefire efforts stepped up
November 20, 2012  14:57
Israel has put plans for a ground operation in Gaza "on hold" to give talks to secure a truce with Hamas militants a chance, officials say.It is understood Israel has set a Thursday deadline for the Egypt-brokered talks to succeed.The current conflict began last Wednesday when Israel killed Hamas's military commander, saying it wanted to end rocket attacks on Israel.More than 110 Palestinians and three Israelis have been killed so far.-- BBC.
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