Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat offered a new truce to Israel on Wednesday, after Palestinian officials said the militant group Hamas has signaled it might agree to stop attacking Israelis...
In an earlier interview on Israel's Channel 10, Arafat said contacts were under way with all Palestinian factions over a cease-fire. "There are continuous contacts with various parties. Yesterday, I had a meeting with all the PLO factions," Arafat said. "Even the Islamic Jihad said they are willing to respect a cease- fire and we are continuing our contacts with Hamas inside and outside."
There was no immediate comment from Israeli leaders, but the government said Tuesday it wanted to see the Palestinian Authority begin disarming Hamas and other militant groups before it would consider a new truce...
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