Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza cease-fire

  • By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH
    Associated Press
  • Wednesday, November 21th, 2012
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In this image made from Egyptian State Television, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, right, give a joint news conference announcing a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. The truce would take effect at 9 p.m. local time (2 p.m. EDT.) (AP Photo/Egyptian State Television)

In this image made from Egyptian State Television, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, right, give a joint news conference announcing a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. The truce would take effect at 9 p.m. local time (2 p.m. EDT.) (AP Photo/Egyptian State Television)