An Israeli soldier sits near artillery shells just outside the northern Gaza StripJanuary 5, 2009. (Gil Cohen Magen/Reuters)
From Yahoo News/AP:
UNITED NATIONS – The presidents of Egypt and France have proposed a plan to end the escalating Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Tuesday.
Kouchner told a high-level meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the plan would bring together the main parties, including the Palestinian Authority, to take "all measures" to end the conflict, including the key issues of protecting Gaza's borders and reopening all crossings.
Kouchner said Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced the plan at a press conference.
"We are awaiting the Israeli response and we harbor hope that it will be a positive one," Kouchner said.
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