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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/10/AR2008031003124.html
Uneasy Calm Emerges in Gaza as U.S., Egypt Push Talks
[Washington Post] Griff Witte - An uneasy calm has settled over southern Israel and Gaza in recent days as the U.S. and Egypt work to broker a cooling-off period following nearly a week of frantic fighting. While no direct negotiations are taking place, Israel and Hamas appear to have informally agreed not to fire on each other for the time being. Since Friday, Israel's military has recorded 14 rockets or mortar shells fired from Gaza toward Israel, down dramatically from last week's average rate of several rockets every hour. Since the beginning of the year, 1,059 rockets or mortar shells have been fired at Israel from Gaza.