Egypt called off talks at which Palestinian groups were to discuss a temporary halt to terror attacks on Israelis. A Palestinian official who declined to be identified told Reuters that the meeting was called off after Syria refused to allow Palestinian factions based in Damascus to go to Egypt.
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