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Source: http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3880177
Prospect of Middle East Truce Stirs Few Hopes
(Reuters) Palestinian factions meet in Cairo early next month to discuss a ceasefire. An activist close to Hamas said the targeting by the Israelis of its leaders had forced it underground. It had also been hurt by the freezing of assets in Europe and the U.S. and by pressure from Washington on Arab states to force it to close its offices. "Hamas leaders felt the knife on their neck when Israel began targeting them, so they want a fighter's rest in order to reorganize, recruit, and survive," the activist said.