The founder of Hamas told Egyptian officials that the organization is committed to a cease-fire, but that “patience has its limits.” Sheik Ahmed Yassin met with Egyptian officials who arrived in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday for talks with Palestinian factions to strengthen the temporary halt on attacks against Israel.
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