RAMALLAH [MENL] -- Egypt intends to host new talks between Palestinian
factions for a limited ceasefire plan with Israel.Palestinian sources said Egypt has invited the ruling Fatah movement and
the opposition Hamas to a meeting in Cairo next week. They said this will be
the first session by Fatah, headed by Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser
Arafat, and Hamas in the Egyptian capital since November.Egypt has pressed Palestinian factions to approve a plan for what the
sources term a limited ceasefire that would last six months. The sources
said the Egyptian proposal imposes conditions on Israel that would end its
military operations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and bolster Arafat's
rule."We are working for a temporary halt to Palestinian operations, and
there has been progress in this direction," Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
said in an interview with Egyptian editors. "But the factions have not
reached a final agreement."
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