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Last update - 15:12 05/07/2008
Hamas suspends Shalit talks over closure of Gaza crossings
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Hamas, Israel, Gilad Shalit

Hamas is suspending negotiations over the release of abducted soldier Gilad Shalit due to Israel's closure of Gaza Strip crossings, the London-based Al-Hayyat quoted a senior group official as saying on Friday.

"It makes no sense for us to begin negotiating on the matter of Shalit's release when Israel is not committed to the calm," Hamas official Moussa Abu-Marzouk told the daily.

Israel closed its commercial crossings to Gaza on Friday, a day after a Qassam rocket fired from the coastal territory struck near the western Negev town of Sderot.
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It was the sixth incident of rocket fire since a fragile Egyptian-brokered cease-fire went into effect on June 19. Since then,
the IDF says 11 rockets and mortars have been fired toward Israel.

In his interview with Al-Hayyat, Abu-Marzouk accused Fatah of orchestrating the rocket attacks in order to sabotage Hamas.

Abu-Marzouk also called on Egypt to intervene to ensure that the rocket fire stop.

Since then, the army says 11 rockets and mortars have been fired toward Israel. Israel allowed 150 trucks carrying medical and food aid into Gaza on Thursday, before shutting the border.

Since the start of the truce, both Israel and Gazans have violated the terms, according to which militants pledged to cease rocket fire and Israel said it would gradually lift its siege of Gaza.

Israel has hinged its adherence to the cease-fire on negotiations for the release of Shalit, who was kidnapped from his Israel Defense Forces post by Gaza militants in a cross-border raid in June 2006.

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      1.   Well, Olmert, why don`t you admit you were screwed and GET SHALIT 12:15  |  S 04/07/08
      2.   red cross 12:20  |  odles 04/07/08
      3.   typical Arab logic 12:34  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/07/08
      4.   Useless talk. 12:39  |  Vital 04/07/08
      5.   Hamastan again 13:06  |  Hastaroth 04/07/08
      6.   That`s no way to express to his people he is serious. No wonder 13:15  |  he can`tStop attacks 04/07/08
      7.   And the Qassams didn`t break the truce? 14:00  |  Lisa 04/07/08
      8.   Excuse me - no truce while Hamas permits Missiles 14:10  |  Ken 04/07/08
      9.   A very unique and essential Israeli talent 14:13  |  Natallie Durson 04/07/08
      10.   ONLY UNTILL OLMERT AND BARAK LEAVE. 14:40  |  MJ 04/07/08
      11.   Hamas are far smarter than the `Clueless Olmert| 14:44  |  Dolly 04/07/08
      12.   no shalit NO TRUCE..No opening 14:46  |  real vision 04/07/08
      13.   Article gives misinformation 15:00  |  Slibovitz 04/07/08
      14.   To he can`tStop attacks # 6 - No need to worry too much 15:01  |  Pathfinder 04/07/08
      15.   Natalie`s "tit for tat" 15:17  |  Avrum 04/07/08
      16.   Dolly #11 Yours is better than mine: "Send Olmert packing FIRST" 15:39  |  S 04/07/08
      17.   Avrum - Learn the difference between opinion and fact 15:56  |  Natallie Durson 04/07/08
      18.   Arabs and violence 15:56  |  THK 04/07/08
      19.   No Shalit, No Truce - its as simple as that 16:06  |  Dagma 04/07/08
      20.   SIX ROCKETS IS NOT A TRUCE 16:08  |  Logical 04/07/08
      21.   kidnap hamas leadership families!!! 16:29  |  Igor D. 04/07/08
      22.   They fire rockets and... 16:39  |  David Nigel Braham 04/07/08
      23.   any excuse will do, but the hamas do what they want to as usual 16:48  |  Lily 04/07/08
      24.   Igor D - Yes - your absolutely on the button 16:50  |  Lily 04/07/08
      25.   odles 2 - What red cross access? 16:59  |  ChanahS 04/07/08
      26.   No rocket ceasefire, no Shalit, time to implement "Plan B" 17:11  |  Dr. L. Brnd 04/07/08
      27.   3 Cipora - Israeli Warning Shots 17:23  |  Mark of Lewiston 04/07/08
      28.   5 Hastaroth - Errant Bullets 17:31  |  Mark of Lewiston 04/07/08
      29.   #25 red cross access 17:53  |  odles 04/07/08
      30.   Hilarious- laughing my but off 17:56  |  Texas 04/07/08
      31.   Professional advice from Dr. Brnd 18:02  |  Nora 04/07/08
      32.   #26 dr. l. brnd 18:09  |  odles 04/07/08
      33.   Mark of Lewiston # 27 I Don`t Think So 18:53  |  Jeff Northridge 04/07/08
      34.   Why did they fire rockets...? 19:28  |  Palestinian Brit 04/07/08
      35.   Talks already achieving main purpose (destroying Abbas) 19:41  |  Voice of Reason 04/07/08
      36.   Hamas Has No Intention Of Ever Giving Shalit Up 19:58  |  Shepherd 04/07/08
      37.   Hamas 20:08  |  Ralph 04/07/08
      38.   Shalit 20:16  |  gerald butler 04/07/08
      39.   `Israel breaks truce` 20:27  |  Colin Wright 04/07/08
      40.   Hamas wants everything, as usual 20:36  |  KUTW 04/07/08
      41.   Hamas is the authority 20:39  |  KUTW 04/07/08
      42.   #9 Natalie 20:49  |  Dogpile 04/07/08
      43.   talks 21:05  |  Shmuelshachor 04/07/08
      44.   mauntains of hatness 21:07  |  jhone 04/07/08
      45.   44. jhone from lomdon: on mauntains of hatness 21:46  |  KUTW 04/07/08
      46.   The Tahadiyeh That Never Was 22:02  |  Jeff Northridge 04/07/08
      47.   Sorry Natalie but 22:03  |  Avrum 04/07/08
      48.   NO NEGOTIATIONS UNTIL SHALIT FREED! 22:24  |  DB 04/07/08
      49.   34. Palestinian Brit: the rockets (2nd try) 22:32  |  KUTW 04/07/08
      50.   9. Natallie Durson: the tit came from the pals (2nd try) 22:33  |  KUTW 04/07/08
      51.   44. jhone from lomdon: on mauntains of hatness (2nd try) 22:34  |  KUTW 04/07/08
      52.   Avrum - Finding of fault 22:39  |  Natallie Durson 04/07/08
      53.   33 Jeff Northridge - I Do 23:26  |  Mark of Lewiston 04/07/08
      54.   That Durson woman is making me crazy. 23:53  |  Bronx Bomber 04/07/08
      55.   Colin Wrong 23:59  |  Bizarro Colin 04/07/08
      56.   Missing the big picture... 00:04  |  Victor 05/07/08
      57.   Fool me dozens of times shame on........... 00:35  |  Bretware 05/07/08
      58.   Natalie`s Bias 01:10  |  Avrum 05/07/08
      59.   #54 durson bronx bombed 01:43  |  odles 05/07/08
      60.   #54 bronx bomber`s missing logic 01:59  |  odles 05/07/08
      61.   Sarkozy Wants to help Release Shalit...... 02:05  |  Dolly 05/07/08
      62.   #54 & Natalie Durson 03:28  |  yuval 05/07/08
      63.   tit for tat 03:33  |  yuval 05/07/08
      64.   Hamas should keep Shalit until occupation ends... 03:34  |  Deborah 05/07/08
      65.   Equal rights for everyone 03:39  |  Deborah 05/07/08
      66.   Typical pal hypocracy 04:17  |  Adrian de Klerk 05/07/08
      67.   To Natallie #9 `A very unique and essential Israeli talent` 05:39  |  Colin Wright 05/07/08
      68.   re Dr L.Brnd #26 05:44  |  Colin Wright 05/07/08
      69.   Texas #30 `Hilarious` 05:47  |  Colin Wright 05/07/08
      70.   outsider 06:32  |  Di, the doubter 05/07/08
      71.   Shalit #64 06:35  |  Marc