Netanyahu, Ban Ki-Moon hold press conference

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who landed in Israel today at 2 p.m., and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are holding a joint press conference at 4 p.m. in Tel Aviv.

Ban is trying to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

In the afternoon, Ban will travel to Ramallah for meetings with the leadership of the Palestinian Authority.

Tomorrow morning, he is scheduled to visit outgoing President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem, followed by meetings with Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni and opposition leader Isaac Herzog.

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