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"The week-long clash between Israel and Hamas could stop today, according to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left Cambodia today and is in Israel to meet with Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian officials to arrange a cease-fire with Gaza. According to Hamas spokesman Osama Hamdan, &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s in the hands now of the Israelis,&amp;quot; and the Gaza violence could halt by the end of the day. However, Israel hasn&amp;#039;t confirmed plans to stop military actions. Clinton is set to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem prior to heading to the West Bank to meet with Palestinian officials. Her last stop will be Cairo to meet with Egyptian leaders. President Obama&amp;#039;s decision to send Clinton came from a long night of phone calls to President Morsi and Prime Minister Netanyahu. According to Benjamin Rhodes, a deputy national security adviser to President Obama, the US supports Israel&amp;#039;s right to defend itself from Gaza attacks. However, the overall goal of Clinton&amp;#039;s meeting with Middle East officials is to diplomatically end the violent attacks. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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