Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Nov. 18, 2012. Laurent Fabius called for a ceasefire in Gaza, saying the situation requires an urgent and insistent calm. (Xinhua/POOL)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) talks to Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as he headed a meeting with the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Nov. 18, 2012. Abbas on Sunday called for ending the violence in Gaza, where Israeli attacks have entered the fifth day. (Xinhua/Fadi Arouri)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech as he headed a meeting with the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Nov. 18, 2012. Abbas on Sunday called for ending the violence in Gaza, where Israeli attacks have entered the fifth day. (Xinhua/Fadi Arouri)