JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister tried on Tuesday to temper expectations that a deal to free an Israeli soldier held by Hamas militants was imminent.
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Israel, Hamas near swap of prisoners for soldier
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Gaza militants agree to halt rocket fire
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Hamas announced Saturday evening that it has reached an agreement with other militant groups in Gaza to stop firing rockets at southern Israeli towns to prevent retaliatory attacks.
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WASHINGTON — White House spokesman Robert Gibbs is voicing dismay over the Jerusalem city government’s registration of plans for 900 additional housing units in a Jewish neighborhood in a part of city claimed by Palestinians.
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