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Fri 04 Apr 2007Hamas factions reaffirm truce in GazaMIDDLE EAST:Palestinian armed factions renewed their commitment to a Gaza Strip truce yesterday but said rocket salvoes from the territory could resume if Israel did not halt military operations in the occupied West Bank.The message was delivered to Israel by an Egyptian mediator who has been trying to prevent major confrontation after Hamas's armed wing fired rockets and declared the Gaza truce dead on Tuesday, said Palestinian sources.