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Abbas calls on Palestinian factions to stop rocket firing

Published June 20th, 2006 - 02:43 GMT

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Tuesday on the various armed factions to immediately halt shooting homemade rockets towards Israeli areas.

 

According to WAFA, spokesman of the presidency said that Abbas called for halting firing the rockets and to totally abide by the truce with the Israeli side.

 

The spokesman added that Abbas called on the High Follow-up Committee (consists of all Palestinian organizations) to hold an extraordinary meeting in Gaza and to issue a joint statement reiterating truce and protecting the Palestinian people and land.

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