Hamas official: We will abide by truce if Israel does

By JPOST.COM STAFF
Published: DECEMBER 23, 2008 07:40
Hamas is willing to return to the ceasefire if Israel agrees to abide by the terms which were agreed upon last June, the Egyptian newspaper, Al-Aharam reported on Tuesday. According to the report, senior Hamas official Mahmoud Zahar told the paper that the group would do an "situation assessment" at the end of the self-imposed 24-hour ceasefire, and decide then whether to extend it.