(Ha'aretz) Arnon Regular - Palestinian sources in Gaza believe that most of Fatah's armed factions will accept the cease-fire in principle and that they and the security services will be able to enforce it. The sources said that Islamic Jihad had agreed in the past few days to stop firing mortars and rockets into Israel, and that the organization had substantially reduced the extent of its activity. The sources believe Hamas will be forced to accept the cease-fire after an internal agreement is reached among rival Fatah factions and the security services begin operating. All organizations and factions within and outside Fatah want to charge Abbas as high a price as possible in exchange for their agreeing to a ceasefire.
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