Israel: No Truce Agreement Till Long-term Security Needs Met

Israel warned on Sunday it would not accept any long-term truce deal that did not meet its security needs as Gaza cease-fire talks resumed in Cairo. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking before Israel's weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday, said that Hamas had suffered a huge setback in the four-week war and that would be reflected at the Cairo talks. "If Hamas thinks that by continuing the sporadic shootings (of rockets at Israel) it will make us agree to...

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