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Thursday 22 November 2012 - 12:30
Story Code : 11443

Iran's president welcomes Hamas-Israel ceasefire-report

Iran
By Reuters
Nov 22 (Reuters) - Iran's president welcomed the ceasefire between Hamas andIsraelbut expressed reservations about its effectiveness, a Pakistani television station, which interviewed him on Thursday, reported.
"President (Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad said the cruelty in Gaza should unite Muslims. He said he welcomes the ceasefire between Hamas andIsrael, but he seems to not be very optimistic about the ceasefire," a TV anchor for the station said.

A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers took hold on Thursday after eight days of conflict, although deep mistrust on both sides cast doubt on how long the Egyptian-sponsored deal can last.

Iranhas an alliance with Hamas. The exiled leader of Hamas, Khaled Meshaal, on Wednesday thanked Shi'iteIranfor what he described as arms and funding.

Ahmadinejad was in Islamabad to attend a summit of developing countries.

 

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