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Saturday, July 19, 2014
Abbas speaks to Kerry about need for ceasefire
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks with US Secretary of State John Kerry over the phone Friday night on the need to reach a ceasefire as soon as possible, Palestinian media reports.
Abbas supports Egypt’s attempts to negotiate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas — efforts that Israel has endorsed, but which have so far been spurned by Hamas.