BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israel declares ceasefire in Gaza

Israel's "goals have been achieved, and even more", Mr Olmert said. Hamas was badly damaged both militarily and in terms of government infrastructure; rocket factories and dozens of smuggling tunnels had been destroyed, he said. But the success of the ceasefire depended on Hamas, he said. Troops would remain in Gaza for the time being and if Hamas held fire, the military would "consider pulling ou

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Jan. 18/’ Egypt will on Sunday host a summit, attended by…Mahmoud Abbas, the UN chief and several EU leaders’/’Representatives of Germany, Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Turkey and Jordan are expected to attend the meeting in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.’