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Hamas considering cease-fire
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Thursday, June 26, 2003
Palestinian officials have predicted the militant group, Hamas, will temporarily end violence and attacks against Israel. There have been negotiations between Palestinian and Israeli security personnel to determine how Palestine forces would take control of Israeli troops for policing parts of Bethlehem and Gaza.
Hamas leaders have received written requests from Marwan Barghouti, an imprisoned leader of Yasser Arafat's movement. With Barghouti involved in the negotiations, other militias may step forward to honor a truce, making it easier for Hamas to agree to the cease-fire.
Hamas leaders plan to make a final decision in Gaza, and have promised to give their response to the Egyptian government in Cairo rather than to Israel itself, whose intentions they still question.
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