Hamas official: We will abide by truce if Israel does
By JPOST.COM STAFFPublished: DECEMBER 23, 2008 07:40Advertisement
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.
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