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Breaking: Reuters Reports Ceasefire

Is it true and will it hold?

by
Adam Chandler
November 21, 2012

From Reuters:

Israel and the Islamist militant group Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a Gaza ceasefire deal, said a Palestinian official with knowledge of Egyptian mediation between the two sides.



The official declined to be named or to give further information.

Update, 12:18: The Times of Israel is reporting that Israeli sources are also confirming a ceasefire will be announced in Cairo tonight with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on hand. The Prime Minister’s Office has not confirmed.

Adam Chandler was previously a staff writer at Tablet. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, Slate, Esquire, New York, and elsewhere. He tweets @allmychandler.