Egypt's Islamic government negotiated and floating the hope of a ceasefire between the movement of Islamic resistance to Israel and the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Tuesday night. The time, Clinton met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, will have more parameters, more violence, first of all it is clear.
Hamas leaders in Cairo, accusing the Jewish state did not respond to the proposal and said that will not be announced before dawn on Wednesday, holding fire. Israel Radio quoted an Israeli official as saying that the "last-minute delay, held in the understanding truce between Hamas and Israel."
Initial stop the attack, but did not see the two sides adhere to their own army from the battlefield station. Clinton flew to Cairo to see Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi late Wednesday, when it comes to trading in the coming days. "
Like most Western powers, Washington, to evade Hamas as an obstacle to peace, and accusing it of fire in Gaza. Last Tuesday, complaining that, "failed to address the root causes," Palestinian rocket UN Security Council statement condemning the conflict to be blocked.
As Clinton arrived in Israel after the nightfall, Israel stepped up the bombing from the air and sea. Every 10 minutes in a point ammunition speed crashed into Gaza.
Gaza fired rockets weakened overnight, but the recovery of six launch before dawn (Wednesday), Israel said. No one was injured.
After seven days of hostilities has caused more than 130 Palestinians and five Israelis, both sides are looking for more than the the back scattered prevalent calm, the whole of Israel to end the blockade of the enclave, because four years ago, more devastating air and ground offensive.
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Netanyahu faces an election within two months from now, who won favor, told Clinton that he wants a "long-term" solution. Can not do this, Netanyahu made it clear that he is ready to step up military action, to suppress Hamas rockets.
Hamas itself, is exploring opportunities for Arab Spring "last year to give it to the new Islamic government by the cronies of the United States, once ruled and powers keen to attract away from the Shiite Iranian Sunni Gulf to enjoy favor. it with a long-range missile, some sent to Tehran, hoping to eclipse Western-backed Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
The chip of 40 kilometers (25 miles) along the Mediterranean coast, is home to 170 million people of the Israeli blockade, Hamas speaker a relaxed. It can rely on some sympathy Mursi, Egypt's first freely elected leader, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood inspired Hamas, the peace agreement with Israel in 1979, was in Cairo, former military ruler has been Be careful to adhere to.
Clinton, cut off Asian tour with U.S. President Barack Obama "rock-solid" support for Israel's security, and to ensure that Netanyahu, in order to seek a "lasting results", "responsibility" of Egypt, in order to promote peace .
She's the kind of lasting negotiations, a comprehensive Israeli - Palestinian reconciliation, escaped the people of the two countries for decades the international community has repeatedly called for - this is neither warring sides seem serious to expect.
"In the coming days, the United States will work with our partners in Israel and the entire region to the outcome of the Israeli people, and enhance the security conditions in different areas to get the to improve comprehensive peace towards the people of Gaza, and all the people of the region." Clinton said.
"The important thing is that the situation in Gaza upgrade must stop rocket attacks from Gaza to Israeli cities and towns within the terrorist organization, to restore calm," she said.
"Self-Defense Forces."
Netanyahu has no direct eager to repeat the invasion of the winter of 2008-09, in which more than 1,400 Palestinians were killed, said: "If it is possible to achieve long-term and diplomatic means to solve this problem, we prefer
"But if not, I'm sure, you know, Israel will take all necessary action to defend its people."
Israeli aircraft rockets shops, Hamas Launchpad, and suspected command post, have carried out hundreds of the strike because of the assassination of the head of its military wing weeks ago. Tens of thousands of Israeli soldiers in tanks and infantry troops have been preparing for a possible invasion.
At night, the explosions again rocked other parts of Gaza City and the Gaza Strip, the enclave of rockets, some basically homemade, other Iranian design and smuggled through tunnels from Egypt and landed in southern Israel.
Is achieved, Rishon Lezion near Tel Aviv, Tuesday, the latest shake Israeli metropolis, long-term peaceful Palestinians attack. Another rocket fell to the holy city of Jerusalem, said the two sides in the conflict.
Said medical officials in the Gaza Strip, 31 Palestinians were killed last Tuesday. An Israeli soldier and one civilian death, when the rocket exploded near the Gaza border, the police and the army.
Gaza medical officials say 138 people died in the Israeli attacks, most of them civilians, including 34 children. In all five Israelis were killed, including three civilians were killed last week.
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The hawkish Netanyahu has been tense relationship, Obama said he hoped to be resolved through diplomatic channels, rather than the Israeli ground operations in densely populated areas, 1.7 million Palestinians.
The Israeli military said, for more than 100 sites in Gaza overnight, including rocket launchers, tunnels, and the Department of Homeland Security, as the command center, Hamas used. Israeli police said more than 150 rockets have been fired from Gaza on Tuesday night.
"Any country that will not tolerate the city and the rocket attacks against its civilians," Netanyahu said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held talks in Cairo to Jerusalem, at his side. "Israel can not tolerate such attacks."
Critics have accused Israel of using excessive force, killing civilians. Israel accused Hamas Gaza which location rocket in harm's way.
Media organizations have criticized the attack on Gaza media facilities. Tuesday, local reporters in air strikes killed and their vehicles.
Building A housing AFP bureau was bombed. The French news agency, said its staff were unhurt. The Israeli military said it has targeted Hamas intelligence center in the tower.
Israel, which Hamas executed six Palestinians accused of espionage a Hama Addis Aqsa radio quoted security sources said, was caught red-handed "," photographic equipment lens position. "Radio said they have was shot dead.
Militants, one of the men on a motorcycle corpse dragged through the streets.
Nine Arab ministers, a delegation led by the Egyptian Foreign Minister, visited the Arab national solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza improve further signal.
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