Posted on 02/06/2005 4:02:32 PM PST by SmithL
GAZA CITY -- The mainstream Palestinian movement Fatah said Sunday it would agree to a mutual cease-fire with Israel in the West Bank and Gaza, and it ruled out attacks against civilians inside Israel _ boosting peace prospects ahead of an upcoming summit.
After a two-day meeting of its Revolutionary Council in Gaza, the Fatah movement, headed by new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, declared it was prepared "to be committed to comprehensive mutual cease-fire in the occupied Palestinian land of 1967," referring to the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Also, the statement confirmed an earlier pledge "not to target civilians in Israel by any means."
It was the strongest declaration yet by Fatah against violence as Abbas worked for a comprehensive cease-fire to end four years of bloodshed.
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