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Israel declares unilateral cease-fire in Gaza

Jan. 17, 2009
Israel has declared a unilateral cease-fire in the fighting in Gaza beginning at 2 a.m. Sunday (7 p.m. ET Saturday), Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said.
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