Sinai Attack Delays Resumption of Ceasefire Talks, says PA Official
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CAIRO, October 26, 2014 (WAFA- PLO news agency) – Resumption of talks on a
permanent ceasefire with Israel has been delayed until mid-November due to
the Egyptian army operation in the Sinai Peninsula, Sunday said Azzam
al-Ahmad, head of the Palestinian delegation for ceasefire talks with
Israel.

Al-Ahmad told WAFA that the Egyptian side, in charge of brokering the
negotiations, has delayed the resumption of talks due to the ongoing
military operation in the Peninsula following a deadly assault last Friday
in which around 30 Egyptian soldiers were killed in a car bombing and a
following armed attack.

On August 26, President Mahmoud Abbas announced an end to a 50-day ruthless
Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, following serious negotiations between
the Palestinian and Israeli sides in Cairo. The third Israeli aggression on
Gaza resulted in the killing of more than 2,130 Palestinians and left more
than 10 thousand injured.

Whereas the announcement declared an end to the fighting, discussion of
other issues, including the establishment of an airport and a seaport in
Gaza, as well as ending the tight Israeli blockade, were put off until
further rounds of negotiations on a permanent ceasefire.

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