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Defense Minister Barak and Egyptian Pres. Mubarak in Egypt last December. (Reuters) Last update - 21:59 17/05/2008 Officials: Barak, Livni to meet Mubarak on Gaza By Reuters Tags: Ehud Barak, Israel  Israeli officials say Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni will meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt over the next two days. The officials say the meetings will deal with Egyptian efforts to work out a cease-fire between the Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip and Israel. The Israeli officials say the talks in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh will also focus on Egyptian efforts to prevent arms smuggling into the Palestinian territory. The officials spoke Saturday on condition of anonymity since the meetings had not yet been officially announced. Advertisement Livni will meet with Mubarak on Sunday in Sharm, a day before Barak's meeting in the resort town on Monday. Livni and Mubarak will be joined by Jordan's King Abdullah. Livni is expected to update the two leaders on progress in Israel-Palestinian Authority talks on the core issues, including Jerusalem, refugees, and final borders. The three are also expected to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip and the political crisis in Lebanon. Egypt has been trying for weeks to get Israel and Hamas to agree to a truce. Barak and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert recently told both Egyptian officials and American President George Bush that Israel would wait a few more days, but if the truce talks failed to yield an agreement by then, it would step up its military operations in Gaza. Despite these threats, however, Israel seems to prefer a truce to military escalation. If the Egyptians conclude a cease-fire deal, and especially if it includes significant progress toward the release of kidnapped Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit, Israel would agree to a several-month truce, officials said. Cairo reduced its involvement in the indirect negotiations with Hamas to a minimum after the militant Islamic group took over the Gaza Strip last June, and the talks subsequently stalemated. Palestinian sources said Hamas was likely to speed up the talks on Shalit immediately after obtaining a truce, but would not link the two issues, as Israel is demanding. Related articles: Report: Egypt warns Hamas of major IDF Gaza raid if Shalit not freed Egyptian press blasts Bush over 'Torah-inspired' Knesset speech Olmert to Egypt: No Gaza truce if Shalit is not released Bookmark to del.icio.us   Animated massacre Animated Israeli film at Cannes explores Sabra and Shatila massacre. Kowtowing to funders When papers are sponsored, can their reporting be truly independent?   1.   Never-ending war news 22:09  |  Wendy 17/05/08   2.   What`s the reason for this Meeting? Seriously? 22:46  |  MOE 17/05/08   3.   Beirut Is Now Hezbollah Capital 23:31  |  Joseph . E 17/05/08   4.   #2, MOE 23:36  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 17/05/08   5.   Cairo involvement in negotiations with Hamas 00:00  |  Joseph . E 18/05/08   6.   Whats this holding hands ???? 00:08  |  Nemesis 18/05/08   7.   NO WAY, BABY 00:15  |  Indrajaya 18/05/08   8.   #2 Moe 00:17  |  Malone 18/05/08   9.   What can Livni update on? 00:34  |  redmike 18/05/08   10.   # 8 Malone hoping for "genocide"........ 01:12  |  Swiss (Dino) 18/05/08   11.   Here`s an idea 01:13  |  losman 18/05/08   12.   Bush holding hands with Abbas can only mean one thing..... 01:20  |  Swiss (Dino) 18/05/08   13.   #7 Indrajaya 01:26  |  Sabra 18/05/08   14.   just give us our rights 02:29  |  bilal 18/05/08   15.   Swiss(Dino) 13:10  |  Malone 18/05/08   16.   piece not peace 14:53  |  swiss cheese 18/05/08

Read & React Is Israel breaking its own taboo on talks with Hamas? Responses: 37 Amos Harel: Israel often blindly relies on intelligence personnel claiming to 'know what Arabs are thinking' Responses: 8 Zvi Bar'el: Gaza truce talks make Shalit and Sderot hostages of each other Responses: 5 Lebanon government challenges Hezbollah on weapons arsenal Responses: 35 Rosner's Domain Bush should be measured by the yardstick he prescribed to Obama The greatest achievement and failure of the Jewish people Is Obama a Carter or a Chomsky? (WTR) Poll: Was Bush attacking Obama? Does McCain wants to talk to Hamas? (WTR) More Headlines 13:47 Olmert: Gaza situation is approaching critical point 12:30 Bush says he's hopeful for democratic reform in Middle East 12:31 Olmert aides slam 'strange' police request for new interview 13:46 IDF removes W. Bank roadblock, first in series of gestures 14:39 Pelosi: I trust all presidential candidates in regard to Israel 14:36 Pensioners faction head: If Gaydamak can buy a Knesset party, so can Nasrallah 13:08 Sergey Brin: My family left Russia because of anti-Semitism 09:45 Knesset panel demands account of talks with Palestinians, Syria 09:48 Is Israel breaking its own taboo on talks with Hamas? 10:09 Lebanon gov't challenges Hezbollah on weapons arsenal 12:08 Lag b'Omer unity shattered by battle for grave of Kabbalah rabbi bar Yohai Previous Editions Select Day 16 may 15 may 14 may 13 may 12 may 11 may 09 may 08 may 07 may 06 may 05 may 04 may

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