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- UN official hails Egyptian efforts on Gaza truce
CAIRO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Visiting UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East peace process Robert Serry on Tuesday hailed Egypt's mediation efforts to stabilize an Egyptian-brokered truce between the Palestinians and Israel in the Gaza Strip. Serry
- Israel to Reopen Gaza Crossings at Egyptian R ...
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Tuesday instructed the defense establishment to reopen the goods crossings into the Gaza Strip following a personal request made by Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman. The crossings will reopen partially on
- Egypt to host Palestinian national dialogue
CAIRO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Egypt is preparing for hosting a Palestinian national dialogue conference in the next few weeks to help restore Palestinian unity, Palestinian Ambassador in Cairo Nabil Amr said on Tuesday. Amr dismissed reports that Egypt is
- Hamas, Egypt to discuss truce, prisoner swap deal
GAZA, July 8 (Reuters) - Hamas leaders plan to hold talks with Egyptian officials in Cairo on the future of a ceasefire with Israel that has been marred by violations since it began nearly three weeks ago. In the latest challenge to the Egyptian-brokered
- Hamas and Egypt to Discuss Truce, Prisoner Swap Deal
GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas leaders plan to hold talks with Egyptian officials in Cairo on the future of a ceasefire with Israel that has been marred by violations since it began nearly three weeks ago. In the latest challenge to the Egyptian-brokered truce,
- Israel opens Gaza border despite mortars
Israel agreed to an Egyptian request and opened its border crossings with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday despite Palestinian mortar fire that violated a three-week-old truce.
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The Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (the DOP), signed in Washington on 13 September 1993, provided for a transitional period not exceeding five years of Palestinian interim self-government in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Under the DOP, Israel agreed to transfer certain powers and responsibilities to the Palestinian Authority, which includes the Palestinian Legislative Council elected in January 1996, as part of the interim self-governing arrangements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. A transfer of powers and responsibilities for the Gaza Strip and Jericho took place pursuant to the Israel-PLO 4 May 1994 Cairo Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area and in additional areas of the West Bank pursuant to the Israel-PLO 28 September 1995 Interim Agreement, the Israel-PLO 15 January 1997 Protocol Concerning Redeployment in Hebron, the Israel-PLO 23 October 1998 Wye River Memorandum, and the 4 September 1999 Sharm el-Sheikh Agreement. The DOP provides that Israel will retain responsibility during the transitional period for external security and for internal security and public order of settlements and Israeli citizens. Permanent status is to be determined through direct negotiations, which resumed in September 1999 after a three-year hiatus. An intifadah broke out in September 2000; the resulting widespread violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel's military response, and instability in the Palestinian Authority are undermining progress toward a permanent settlement.
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Reuters - Israel's checkpoints in the West Bank and
blockade of Gaza are preventing an economic recovery there and
limiting the impact of international aid, France, the European
Commission and Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair said.
Reuters - Hamas leaders plan to hold talks with
Egyptian officials in Cairo on the future of a ceasefire with
Israel that has been marred by violations since it began nearly
three weeks ago.
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