Palestinian police stop attacks on Israel
Thousands of armed Palestinian police took up positions in the northern Gaza Strip to prevent attacks on Israel, and Islamic militants said they were suspending rocket fire – major steps toward a possible truce after more than four years of bloody Mideast conflict.
In another sign yesterday that a ceasefire deal could be imminent, a Palestinian official said after Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and the militant group Hamas met in Gaza, that Egypt would likely host a high-level meeting between the two sides in Cairo soon to finalise an agreement.
