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JERUSALEM — A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was announced Wednesday after days of bloody fighting and deaths on both sides.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr announced the cease-fire, which took effect at 2 p.m. ET.

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