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On Friday, an emergency summit took place in Doha. In protest against the war on Gaza, Qatar and Mauritania had suspended ties with Israel and urged other states to follow.

This afternoon, European and so-called moderate Arab leaders gather in a parade of support for Egypt's president Hosni Mubarak in Sharm El Sheikh.

Is it an Egyptian attempt to save face after the US-Israeli agreement to secure Egypt's border with Gaza?

After more than three weeks of fighting and over 1300 dead, there is some hope for peace when Israel declared a ceasefire on Sunday. 

Hours after that, Hamas leader Mussa Abu Marzuq announced a one week truce to allow Israeli troops to withdraw.

Until the fragile ceasefire, Arab leaders were struggeling to find a common position on how to halt the war. Now they are struggeling to find their position in the new situation.

Which of the two summits will be the basis for a third one taking place in Kuwait? 

And what is the likely future of the strip under the fragile unilateral ceasefire from Israel?

This episode of Inside Story airs from Sunday, January 18, 2009 at 1730GMT and 2230GMT and is repeated at 0430GMT and 0830GMT on Monday.

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