European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana has said he hopes that a six-month truce that came into effect this Thursday between Israel and the Palestinian militant movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip will hold.
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EU backs talks with Taliban, but not al-Qaeda ... say whether the EU could begin holding direct talks with Hamas, which the bloc considers a terrorist organization. Israel has warned that its military is ready to act if the truce, brokered by Egypt, fails. The ceasefire, which is broken up into three phases, includes a mutual end to hostilities and a resumption of talks on prisoner exchanges. If the truce holds, Israel is to ultimately lift its economic blockade of Gaza and reopen the Rafah crossing. Hours before the ceasefire came into force, militants fired 38 rockets and mortars at southern Israel, wounding at least one woman.
(Deutsche Welle)
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