After a day of intensive negotiations on a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas the announcement of the truce, which was supposed to take effect at midnight last night, was unexpectedly postponed at the last minute.
Cease-fire talks stall at last minute; soldier, civilian die in heavy fighting
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Jerusalem: Missile attacks must stop; Rishon Letzion apartment building sustains direct strike.
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