President Nicolas Sarkozy of France announced on Wednesday (7 January) that Israel and the Palestinian Authority had accepted a joint Franco-Egyptian ceasefire plan, hailing the "step forward".
"The president is delighted by the acceptance by Israel and the Palestinian Authority of the Franco-Egyptian plan presented last night in Sharm el-Sheikh by President Mubarak," reads a statement from Mr Sarkozy.
However, as fighting continued, it subsequently appeared that Israel had only ...
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