Warring Israel-Palestine Sides Indicate No Truce Is Imminent

 

Reuters: Israel, Islamic Jihad signal no near-term Gaza truce 

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel on Saturday ruled out an immediate truce in Gaza, saying the onus was on Palestinian militants to stop launching rockets from an arsenal it suggested could be depleted within days, while its aircraft kept up strikes in the enclave.

"We're not holding ceasefire talks," National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi told a municipal event near Jerusalem, adding that Israel's top priority was presently firing on militants. 

Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli raid on the outskirts of Nablus in the northern West Bank, where clashes had erupted, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. A military spokesman said gunmen exchanged fire with Israeli forces.  

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WNU Editor: Both sides are showing no willingness to end the fighting. 

Warring Israel-Palestine Sides Indicate No Truce Is Imminent  

Israel-Palestine live: Warring sides indicate no truce imminent -- Al Jazeera 

Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza trade fire; 2 Palestinians killed in West Bank raid -- AP  

Israel, Gaza trade rocket fire as Cairo launches new push for peace -- France 24 

Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza trade fire -- Politico 

Israel kills sixth militant Islamic Jihad leader in a week -- DW  

Islamic Jihad targets Jerusalem for the first time in current conflict as it fires barrage of rockets at Israel -- CNN 

Gaza: Sixth militant commander killed in Israeli air strike -- BBC

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