Palestinians inspect the rubble at the al-Abrar mosque after overnight Israeli air strikes in Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza on January 15, 2009. (UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad)Hamas Chief: We Will Not Accept Israeli Conditions
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DOHA, Qatar – The Hamas political chief rejected Israel's conditions for a Gaza cease-fire and demanded an immediate opening of the besieged territory's borders, taking a tough line Friday as he asked a summit of Arab countries to back him by cutting off any ties with Israel.
"We will not accept Israel's conditions for a cease-fire," the Syrian-based Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal told the summit in the Qatari capital Doha. He said Hamas demands that "the aggression stop," Israeli troops withdraw and crossings into Gaza be opened immediately.
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Stop Starving the Gazans -- International Herald Tribune
Israel's Air War Is Barbaric -- The Guardian
End Israeli-Palestinian Conflict -- Washington Times opinion
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