Hamas spiritual leader Ahmed Yassin says Hamas will agree to a cease-fire in pre-1967 Israel, but only if certain conditions are met.
All Palestinian security prisoners must be released from Israeli jails, and all targeted killings of Palestinians must be halted.
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Yassin says Hamas will only destroy its weapons after the creation of a Palestinian state.
Yassin was speaking to reporters in Gaza.
The Palestinian Authority is trying to persuade Hamas to agree to a cease-fire before U.S. President George W. Bush arrives in the Middle East next Tuesday.