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From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
‘Cairo talks likely to resume soon’
A source close to Hamas insists that despite the current escalation, the Cairo ceasefire talks are likely to resume shortly, Ynet reports.
He says that the negotiations have not failed, and that the Palestinians agreed to the Egyptian proposal, but Israel backed out at the last minute.
The Palestinian source also says regarding the attempted assassination of Hamas leader Muhammad Deif that Netanyahu “found an opportunity to achieve a victory of morale in order to boost his popularity, which is waning.”
