Thirty members of various Palestinian factions will hold talks in Cairo with Egyptian mediators to discuss a comprehensive truce with Israel and the lack of unity among the divided factions, ash Sharq al-Awsat reports. Mohammed al-Baba of the Popular Resistance Committees says that

the groups will meet Tuesday with Egypt’s intelligence chief, Omar Suleiman. A prisoner swap involving a number of Palestinians for kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is plus in the agenda. Hamas says it wants a

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