Tzipi Livini, the Israeil Foreign Minister, seated, left, and Condoleezza Rice, sign an agreement intended to ensure that Hamas militants will not be able to rearm if the Jewish state accepts a ceasefire in Gaza. (Luis M. Alvarez/AP)From Times Online:
An end to the war in Gaza appeared close tonight as Israel sought to convert its three-week offensive Hamas into a diplomatic victory that would halt the fighting before Barak Obama’s inauguration on Tuesday as President of the United States.
Two top Israeli negotiators were in Cairo today, hammering out the details of an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire agreement. In Washington. Tzipi Livni, the Israeli Foreign Minister, and Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, signed a separate agreement on ways to stop Hamas re-arming.
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