Gaza Militants Say They Will Adhere to Cease-Fire, As Wary Israel Seals Borders or Holiday
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
April 5, 2012 - 12:00am


JERUSALEM — A Palestinian militant leader said Friday that his group is adhering to a cease-fire that stopped a barrage of rockets and air strikes between Israel and the Gaza Strip last month. Sheik Nafez Azzam of Islamic Jihad said Israeli reports that he had called for an ongoing struggle against Israel, despite a cease-fire, were mistaken. “We in the Islamic Jihad are committed to the cease-fire,” Azzam told The Associated Press. He said a firebrand speech calling for ongoing resistance was a general political statement.



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