THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Hamas is ready to impose a ceasefire with Israel after the heaviest bombing of the Gaza Strip since the war in 2009 killed 19 Palestinians.
A spokesman for the radical Islamic party said that the group would stop firing at Israeli cities after a punishing set of retaliatory airstrikes. Hamas triggered the outbreak of fighting by carrying out a missile attack on a school bus on Wednesday, severely injuring a teenager and wounding the driver.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli leader, warned that it could step up the assault on the Palestinians. He said: “If the attacks on Israeli citizens and soldiers continue, the response will be far harsher.” » | Damien McElroy, Foreign Affairs Correspondent | Sunday, April 10, 2011
