Palestinian terror groups agreed to a three-month cease-fire on attacks against Israel. “The two movements decided to suspend military operations against the Zionist enemy for three months, starting today,” Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantissi said in a statement read Sunday to The Associated Press that included his group as well as Islamic Jihad. For their part, Israeli leaders said they are skeptical of the cease-fire. Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom called the cease-fire a distraction.
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