Hamas offers to restore cease-fire with Israel
June 16, 2006
Detroit Free Press
The Hamas-led Palestinian government offered Thursday to restore a cease-fire with Israel, nearly a week after calling off the truce to protest last week's deadly explosion on a Gaza Strip beach.
Israel responded favorably. "If it is quiet, we will answer that with quiet," said Mark Regev, spokesman for Israel's Foreign Ministry.
The June 9 explosion killed eight Palestinian civilians. Israel was shelling Gaza around that time but denied responsibility.
Money arrives: Youssef Rizka, the Palestinian information minister, returned to Gaza on Thursday with $2 million in his luggage for the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority.
On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Mahmoud Zahar brought back $20 million in his luggage.
Hamas said all of the money came from private donations and charities, not foreign governments.
Ruling against barrier: The Israeli Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Israel must move part of its barrier meant to keep Palestinian attackers out because it causes hardships to nearby West Bank residents. The court said factors other than security had determined the route of the barrier.
The ruling said a 3-mile section enclosing the Jewish settlement of Zufin must be rerouted. Zufin is about 1 1/2 miles inside the West Bank, near the Palestinian town of Qalqiliya.
Associated Press
Detroit Free Press
The Hamas-led Palestinian government offered Thursday to restore a cease-fire with Israel, nearly a week after calling off the truce to protest last week's deadly explosion on a Gaza Strip beach.
Israel responded favorably. "If it is quiet, we will answer that with quiet," said Mark Regev, spokesman for Israel's Foreign Ministry.
The June 9 explosion killed eight Palestinian civilians. Israel was shelling Gaza around that time but denied responsibility.
Money arrives: Youssef Rizka, the Palestinian information minister, returned to Gaza on Thursday with $2 million in his luggage for the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority.
On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Mahmoud Zahar brought back $20 million in his luggage.
Hamas said all of the money came from private donations and charities, not foreign governments.
Ruling against barrier: The Israeli Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Israel must move part of its barrier meant to keep Palestinian attackers out because it causes hardships to nearby West Bank residents. The court said factors other than security had determined the route of the barrier.
The ruling said a 3-mile section enclosing the Jewish settlement of Zufin must be rerouted. Zufin is about 1 1/2 miles inside the West Bank, near the Palestinian town of Qalqiliya.
Associated Press
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