It appears that there has been some movement in the Israeli cabinet toward calling a halt to military operations in Gaza:Haaretz is reporting that French President Sarkozy and Egypt's Mubarak have brokered a cease fire that has been accepted by both the Israelis and Palestinians:French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday that Israel and the Palestinian Authority have agreed to an Egyptian-French proposal for a cease-fire between Israel and the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. "The president is delighted by the acceptance by Israel and the Palestinian Authority of the Franco-Egyptian plan presented last night in Sharm el-Sheikh by [Egyptian] President [Hosni] Mubarak," said a statement from Sarkozy's office. The AP is also reporting a cease fire agreement has been reached although there has been no definitive word from the Israeli cabinet which has been meeting in a marathon session. In truth, there is precious little left for the IDF to accomplish. They have knocked out...(Read Full Post)