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Egypt working to halt escalation of violence in Gaza

By JPOST.COM STAFF

MARCH 11, 2012 13:54

Egypt was making efforts Sunday to halt a further escalation of violence in southern Israel and the Gaza Strip which has seen more than 130 rockets fired towards the Jewish State and 17 Palestinians killed in IAF strikes since Friday.

"Egypt is in a race against time in order to halt hostilities as soon as possible to avoid further escalations," Egyptian ambassador to the Palestinian territories Yasser Othman told the Palestinian Ma'an News Agency on Sunday.

Othman was quoted by Ma'an as saying that Cairo was in contact with both the Israelis and groups within Gaza, in hopes that they can "avoid undesirable developments."

The Egyptian official called Israel's attacks on Gaza "unjustifiable, rejecting claims that Popular Resistance Committees chief Zuhair Qaisi, killed by the IAF on Friday, had been targeted because he was planning a terror attack to be launched from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.

Sinai is "fully under control...This is an attempt by Israel to give justification for the offensive against Gaza," Othman stated.

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