Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr speaks during a joint press conference with US Secretary of state Hilary Clinton (unseen) following their joint press conference in Cairo on November 21, 2012. Amr announced that a truce had been agreed between Israel and Hamas to end a week of bloodshed in and around Gaza and said a ceasefire would take effect at 1900 GMT. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI