European Leaders aid in Cease-fire in Gaza
Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (4th R) reaches out his hand to German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd L) during their joint news conference with (from R-L) Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at Olmert's residence in Jerusalem on January 18, 2009. As an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas comes into place, as the European leaders met in Egypt before heading to Jerusalem to shore up a durable agreement, allowing Gaza to begin the rebuilding process. (UPI Photo/Uriel Sinai/Pool)
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