Israel's government rejected a feeler from Hamas for a truce to end Palestinian rocket fire from Gaza and Israeli reprisals, but a prominent Cabinet minister suggested mediation.
After Gaza Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh broached the subject of both sides standing down, a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday that Israel would not deal with Hamas unless it accepts three international conditions: recognizing Israel, renouncing violence and accepting past peace accords. Hamas has always refused to do that.
Israel's ceremonial president, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shimon Peres, released an unusually harsh statement opposing talks with …
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