World News 10-10-2000 Israel Extends Ceasefire Deadline who: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan what: Secures extension on ceasefire deadline where: Israel when: Yesterday snippet: "A huge international effort was underway last night to stop Israel igniting a new Middle East war," reports The Mirror. "As Premier Ehud Barak`s deadline for Palestinians to end violent protests expired at nightfall, America, the United Nations and Russia urged him to hold back." "The Palestinians have categorically rejected Mr Barak`s ultimatum," reports Suzanne Goldenberg in The Guardian. "They say the core of the crisis is the high casualties inflicted by Israeli soldiers, with 89 dead, almost all Arabs". The United Nations secretary general, Kofi Annan, led the effort to pull the two states back from the brink of war as violence continued into its twelfth day. But although he warned he had not "come up with any magic formula or solution," Mr Annan seems to have bought some time. A spokesman for Mr Barak announced last night that the deadline had been extended and promised that Israel would attend a US-hosted summit meeting if one were called. [... more]

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