The Hamas terrorist party has refused a request by the Arab League that it halt all rocket attacks against Israel, according to the London-based Arab daily Al-Hayat. The newspaper said the request for a unilateral ceasefire was made through Arab League secretary Amr Moussa.
He met with exiled Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal in Damascus several days ago, but Mashaal turned down the proposal. The Hamas leader insisted that there must be an agreement "stopping Israeli aggression in return for stopping rocket fire."