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Hamas operations chief Imad al-Alami agrees to start ceasefire talks in Cairo
Under heavy Israeli bombardment of Gaza, Hamas reversed its refusal to send emissaries to Cairo for ceasefire talks Monday, Jan. 5, Day 10 of Israel's Cast Lead offensive. DEBKAfile reports that Muhammad Nasser and Imad al-Alami, Hamas chief operations officer, have arrived in Cairo from Damascus and Beirut. Egypt put before them its proposal for ceasing hostilities on the basis of the defunct 2005 accord. Cairo appended two new clauses: demilitarization of the smuggling tunnels running under the Gaza-Egyptian border and the case of Gilead Shalit.
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