President George W. Bush, with first lady Laura Bush, waves as they return to the White House from Texas, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Bush: Hamas Attacks On Israel An `Act Of Terror'
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WASHINGTON – President George W. Bush on Friday branded the Hamas rocket attacks on Israel an "act of terror" and outlined his own condition for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying no peace deal would be acceptable without monitoring to halt the flow of smuggled weapons to terrorist groups.

Bush chose his weekly taped radio address to speak for the first time about one of the bloodiest Mideast clashes in decades. It began a week ago. Israeli warplanes have rained bombs on Gaza, targeting the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which has traumatized southern Israel with intensifying rocket attacks.

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