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Bush puts onus on Hamas for any Gaza truce

 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush insisted on Monday that any ceasefire to end the Gaza crisis must include provisions to prevent Hamas from continuing to use the coastal strip to fire rockets into Israel. (link)

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