PRC says countdown for ceasefire began

Sunday November 02, 2008 16:37 by Rami Almeghari - IMEMC & Agencies

The Popular Resistance Committees stated today that the countdown for the end of current ceasefire deal with Israel has began and that Israel has not lived up with the truce's obligations.

A homemade shell in Gaza

In a statement, emailed to press, the PRC said that the truce is an Israeli interest and that the Israeli occupation has continued killing and besieging the Palestinians by closing all border crossings.

On another note, the PRC's statement hailed the Egyptian efforts underway to reconcile between the rival Hamas and Fatah parties, pointing out some reservations to the Cairo-produced document for dialogue.

" the document derogates the Palestinian resistance factions' legitimate right to fight the enemy , while it mandates the security services with defending the Palestinian homeland", the statement read.

The PRC asserted that the unity of the internal Palestinian front is perquisite requirement for victory upon the 'Israeli enemy', emphasizing the need for uniting the Palestinian people, wherever they exist.

Such a Palestinian Gaza-based resistance group, along with other factions, have been slamming Israel's 'procrastination' to implement a six-month-long ceasefire agreement, since the deal went into effect in June19, via Egyptian mediation.

Also, Cairo will host in November9, a Palestinian national conference in order to end current split between Gaza and the West Bank, since the Hamas party seized control over the coastal territory in June2007.

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