Israeli Minister Pessimistic on Cease-Fire Talks
TEHRAN (FNA)- An Israeli minister dismissed the prospects of expected indirect talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis in Cairo on fixing a Gaza cease-fire.
Israel Radio quoted the Zionist regime's Internal Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovich as saying that he is pessimistic about the prospects of the talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis in Cairo, World Bulletin reported. The Palestinians and the Israelis agreed to resume indirect talks on fixing the cease-fire as well as other issues, including the desire of the people of Gaza to have an airport and a deep sea port, the release of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and the reconstruction of Gaza within a month, according to Palestinian officials.
Israeli forces opened fire at fishermen off the coast of the Southern Gaza Strip September 2, in apparent violation of the ceasefire agreement reached with Palestinian resistance factions a week ago.
According to eye witnesses Israeli warships used machine guns to fire at their boats while they were sailing within the agreed-upon six-nautical-mile limit near Rafah.
Israel's recent offensive on the Gaza Strip ended with the announcement on August 26 of an open-ended cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian resistance factions.
The devastating 51-day offensive on Gaza left some 2,150 people dead and 11,100 injured, the vast majority of them civilians, while leaving thousands of residential structures in ruins.
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