A flare fired by Israeli forces is seen over the northern Gaza StripJanuary 16, 2009. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
From Yahoo News/Reuters:
GAZA (Reuters) – Israel might halt its Gaza war unilaterally to deprive Hamas of any political gains from an Egyptian-brokered truce deal, political sources said on Friday.
Amid feverish diplomacy in Cairo and Washington, Israel said its offensive could be "in the final act," but again bombarded the Gaza Strip, where more than 1,150 Palestinians have been killed and 5,000 wounded in three weeks of fighting.
Israeli officials said Prime Minister Ehud Olmert would convene his security cabinet on Saturday night to decide whether to call a unilateral ceasefire, adding that Egypt had concluded that talks with Hamas were not progressing.
Egyptian officials were not available for comment.
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