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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 06 > Israel rejects renewed effort for a cease-fire

Israel rejects renewed effort for a cease-fire

By Craig Whitlock / The Bulletin
January 6, 2009

JERUSALEM — Israel brushed aside an intensified effort by European envoys to broker a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip on Monday even as casualties mounted and aid organizations warned of a growing humanitarian crisis.

Diplomatic attempts to arrange a truce between Israel and Hamas failed....

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