CAIRO, EGYPT, JUNE 17, SPA -- PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS VOWED TO CONTINUE A 16-MONTH-OLD CEASE-FIRE WITH ISRAEL _DENYING HAMAS EVER BROKE IT, AFTER MEETING SATURDAY WITH EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT HOSNI MUBARAK. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS QUOTED ABBAS AS SAYING THAT THE HAMAS GROUP, WHICH HOLDS A MAJORITY IN THE PALESTINIAN PARLIAMENT, HAD NOT DISCARDED THE TRUCE IN THE PAST WEEK. «HAMAS DID NOT BREAK THE TRUCE, ALTHOUGH SOME VIOLATIONS HAVE HAPPENED, DUE TO THE KILLING OF THE FAMILY (ON A GAZA BEACH ON JUNE 9),» HE TOLD REPORTERS. THE PALESTINIAN LEADER VOWED TO UPHOLD THE CEASE-FIRE «IN ORDER TO HAVE PEOPLE LIVING IN PEACE.» --SPA 17/06/2006 15:34 ت م www.spa.gov.sa/369298