Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Gaza Crisis: Egypt & France Float Truce Plan

The killing of 42 yesterday at a UN school resulted in an increase of pressure on Israel from the international community to reach a ceasefire.Today,Israel granted access to emergency vehicles for 3 hours.The fighting has now resumed.Obama in his press conference today did not break his silence on the matter quoting "constitutional constrains".

Jan 7 - Israel's Ambassador to the UN says Egyptian proposals for an initial truce have not been ruled out.
The plan by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak suggests at least a limited ceasefire that would allow aid into Gaza and buy more time for Egypt to broker a longer-term truce.
Paul Chapman reports






read more digg story

No comments: