Will Israel cease fire in the current Gaza conflict before Obama is sworn in as President

i will assume this means israel willstop for longer than 4 hours to reload? act like they are being humane and say go ahead bandage the injured..while we plan on another, school, hospital, and mosque to bomb and destroy

Israeli ministers are due to vote on a unilateral ceasefire proposal, amid signs of diplomatic movement on the three-week conflict in Gaza.

Israel and the US have signed a deal to halt the smuggling of arms into Gaza - a key Israeli demand. High-level talks were held in Cairo and Washington as Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza continued for a 21st day. A BBC correspondent who managed to enter southern Gaza saw evidence of much collateral damage from bombing. Christian Fraser, who finally got into the Strip from Egypt for the first time on Friday, says the situation for Palestinian families there is tough, with food and electricity supplies limited and no running water.

In another development, Western diplomats say a pact underpinning any truce may be signed in Cairo this weekend between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Movement towards a negotiated solution has been slow but there are signs that significant progress has been made during the past 24 hours, the BBC's Adam Mynott reports.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7834255.stm

I had a feeling that the Israelis were trying to take advantage of a narrow window of time, between the election and the new president taking power. Fortunately, it paid off in spades!

umm...rather disgusting behavior i would say..also goes to shwo they knew what theyw ere doing was wrong and will not be tolerated by a president with gonads!