Ban at interfaith meeting in Vienna offers hopes for lasting cease-fire United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at a meeting promoting interfaith dialogue said he hoped the cease-fire between Israel and Gaza would hold.
In Cairo, Israel and Hamas iron out cease-fire details Negotiators for Israel and Hamas are holding separate talks with Egyptian mediators to iron out the details of last week’s cease-fire.
Gaza imam’s edict: Violating cease-fire would be a sin A Muslim imam in Gaza issued a religious edict, or fatwa, that says it is a sin to violate the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.