ISRAEL and the Palestinians stepped back from the brink of a new war in the Gaza Strip yesterday, sending signals to each other via Egypt that they would hold their fire unless attacked.
ISRAEL and the Palestinians stepped back from the brink of a new war in the Gaza Strip yesterday, sending signals to each other via Egypt that they would hold their fire unless attacked.
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The tacit truce arrested an escalation to all-out fighting after five days of mounting violence, but both sides remain armed and primed for another round in the unresolved conflict that has festered since 2007.
Ismail Haniyeh, Prime Minister of Gaza's Hamas Government, praised the main armed factions in the enclave for agreeing to a truce. He said: "They showed a high sense of responsibility by saying they would respect calm should the Israeli occupation also abide by it."
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