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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Spain's prime minister on Thursday hailed a cease-fire proposal as the best way to end the fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza.
"We believe that the Egyptian-French initiative is important to reach a cease-fire and we hope that it will work on the ground," Abbas said at a joint news conference with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. "We don't want a temporary peace, we want a lasting peace."
Zapatero also expressed his support for the Egyptian and French-brokered deal, which he said will hopefully alleviate the suffering in the region. 
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CNN Madrid Bureau Chief Al Goodman, Saad Abedine and Hada Messia contributed to this report.
