GAZA (Agencies) — The Hamas-led Palestinian government endorsed on Monday President Mahmoud Abbas’ proposal for a ceasefire between fighters and Israel, a Cabinet spokesman said.

SIDON (AFP) — Deadly firefights in a Palestinian camp in south Lebanon and a bus bombing in the capital opened new fronts for the army on Monday as it battles to crush an Al Qaeda-inspired group in a 16-day standoff in the north of the country.

At least eight Palestinian Muslims were rounded up by the invaders and occupant troops in a number of raids in the West Bank cities of Jenin, Qalqilia, and Ramallah in the early hours of Monday morning.