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Truce in Gaza today 6AM .

category international | rights, freedoms and repression | news report author Thursday June 19, 2008 01:19author by Reporter 12

Gaza Ceasefire Commences.

6 AM Thursday June 19, Ceasefire in Gaza .

Egytian and Palestinian mediators have been engaged for months now in brokering a ceasefire between Gaza Factions and the Israeli government. Official souces inform us that that truce will commence at 6AM today.

Official terms are hard to confirm , but it appears that the basic agreement is quite straight forward.

Terms seem to be as follows,

Israel stop attacking Gaza Strip, commence the opening of the Gaza borders. Hamas is to make the firing of rockets from Gaza cease and Egypt is to ensure a halt to the smuggling of weapons into Gaza.

These are the term we know.

Other terms are allegedly pending such as the release of a captured Israeli soldier to coincide with the release of hundreds of Palestinian women and children. Not confirmed by either side.

We simply wait to see who fires what after this morning at 6AM>

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