Shuttle Diplomacy By Hillary, Ban Yield Cease-Fire Agreement Between Israel And Hamas

In this image made from Egyptian State Television, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, right, shake hands after a joint news conference announcing a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. Egypt has announced a cease-fire agreement to end a week of fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr said the truce would take effect at 9 p.m. local time (2 p.m. EDT.) He made the announcement alongside visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. <AP Photo/Egyptian State Television>

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. Clinton will try on Wednesday to wring an elusive truce deal from Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers after earlier efforts to end more than a week of fighting broke down amid a furious spasm of violence. <AP Photo/Alaa Badarneh, Pool>

In this photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, poses for photographers during his meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, left, and President Mohammed Morsi, right, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire Wednesday following a swirl of diplomatic activity also involving U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and Egypt’s Morsi. <AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency>

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) attends a press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Nov.21, 2012. <Xinhua/Fadi Arouri>