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| An Israeli envoy is due to hold talks in Egypt on how to achieve a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, following Israel's three-week offensive there. | An Israeli envoy is due to hold talks in Egypt on how to achieve a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, following Israel's three-week offensive there. |
| Amos Gilad will seek reassurances of tough action against Palestinian militants smuggling arms into Gaza. | Amos Gilad will seek reassurances of tough action against Palestinian militants smuggling arms into Gaza. |
| Egypt has acted as a mediator between Israel and Palestinian militants, including Hamas, during the three-week conflict in Gaza. | Egypt has acted as a mediator between Israel and Palestinian militants, including Hamas, during the three-week conflict in Gaza. |
| Representatives from Hamas are expected for talks in Cairo on Sunday. | Representatives from Hamas are expected for talks in Cairo on Sunday. |
| Israel unilaterally announced its ceasefire last Saturday and later withdrew its troops from Gaza. | Israel unilaterally announced its ceasefire last Saturday and later withdrew its troops from Gaza. |
| CONFLICT IN FIGURES More than 1,300 Palestinians killedThirteen Israelis killedMore than 4,000 buildings destroyed in Gaza, more than 20,000 severely damaged50,000 Gazans homeless and 400,000 without running water href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2001/israel_and_the_palestinians/default.stm">Special report: Gaza conflictQ&A: Gaza conflictWho are Hamas?Middle East conflict: History in maps | |
| Hamas also declared its own week-long ceasefire which ends on Sunday. | Hamas also declared its own week-long ceasefire which ends on Sunday. |
| Now Cairo's challenge is to translate the current fragile truce into a mutual longer-term deal, the BBC's Yolande Knell in Cairo says. | Now Cairo's challenge is to translate the current fragile truce into a mutual longer-term deal, the BBC's Yolande Knell in Cairo says. |
| Cairo's control of the Egypt-Gaza border means it may have something to offer to both Israel and Hamas, our correspondent says. | Cairo's control of the Egypt-Gaza border means it may have something to offer to both Israel and Hamas, our correspondent says. |
| Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Wednesday asked the European Union to held end the smuggling of weapons into Gaza. | Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Wednesday asked the European Union to held end the smuggling of weapons into Gaza. |
| At a meeting in Brussels, Ms Livni said this was essential to the creation of a lasting ceasefire. | At a meeting in Brussels, Ms Livni said this was essential to the creation of a lasting ceasefire. |
| Hamas is demanding an immediate re-opening of Gaza's border crossings and lifting of an Israeli blockade. | Hamas is demanding an immediate re-opening of Gaza's border crossings and lifting of an Israeli blockade. |
| Israel has blockaded the Palestinian enclave since Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip in June 2007. | Israel has blockaded the Palestinian enclave since Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip in June 2007. |
| It has refused to fully open border crossings to allow desperately needed aid, goods and construction materials into Gaza. | It has refused to fully open border crossings to allow desperately needed aid, goods and construction materials into Gaza. |
| The United Nations has urged Israel to fully open all crossings with Gaza to allow a free flow of goods to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. | The United Nations has urged Israel to fully open all crossings with Gaza to allow a free flow of goods to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. |
| At least 1,300 Palestinians were killed, nearly a third of them children, and 5,500 injured in the Israeli operation, which began on 27 December, Palestinian medical sources in Gaza say. | At least 1,300 Palestinians were killed, nearly a third of them children, and 5,500 injured in the Israeli operation, which began on 27 December, Palestinian medical sources in Gaza say. |
| Thirteen Israelis, including three civilians, have been killed, the Israeli army says. | Thirteen Israelis, including three civilians, have been killed, the Israeli army says. |