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Israel would halt attacks and lift the blockade to let in humanitarian relief, testing Hamas' willingness to stop the rockets. If calm prevailed for 48 hours, talks on a long-term cease-fire would begin . Representatives from the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, a major Latino advocacy group that has been involved in the settlement talks, also declined to comment. Last year, as a May Day pro-immigration march was concluding in the park west of downtown, lines of police in riot gear moved in to clear the area