U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr hold a news conference in Cairo to announce a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. (Egyptian State Television / November 21, 2012)
That is magnificent work and in relatively short period of time. President Morsi is a reliable partner.
By Emily Alpert
November 21, 2012
Egypt announced a cease-fire agreement (click here) between Israel and Hamas effective Wednesday evening local time, the Associated Press reported.
In details of the agreement obtained by the news agency, Israel will cease all military activity against the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip at 9 p.m. local time (11 a.m. PST) and Palestinian militants will cease rocket attacks into Israel. After 24 hours of quiet, Gaza's border crossings with Israel will be opened further to allow freer movement of goods and people.
The announcement by Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton followed talks in Cairo between Clinton and Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi....
Congratulations to all parties and all peoples. Thank you.
