HAMAS LEADERS AND EGYPTIAN MEDIATORS POSE FOR A PICTURE PRIOR TO A MEETING IN GAZA,...

Islamic Fundamentalist movement Hamas senior leaders (L to R) Ismael Haneya, Mahmoed Al Zaher, Egyptian mediator Moustafa El-Bohair, Hamas founder and spiritual leader Sheik Ahmed Yassin, Egyptian mediator Mohammed Ibrahim and Hamas senior leader Abdel Azez Al Rantesy pose for a picture prior to a meeting in Gaza City, December 16, 2003. Egyptian mediators returned to Gaza for a new round of talks with Palestinian factions on Tuesday, but Israel ruled out a demand from militant groups that it must also guarantee any ceasefire. Hamas and Islamic Jihad, which have led a suicide-bombing campaign that has killed hundreds of Israelis over the past three years, said they wanted a guarantee that Israel would cease attacks and pull back from occupied territory. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen JFL/GB