Hamas leader says Israeli onslaught has failed

Hamas' leader in exile Khaled Meshaal in Cairo on Nov. 19. Photo by Reuters

The exiled leader of Hamas said on Wednesday that Israel had failed in its "adventure" when it launched attacks on Gaza and and accepted truce terms.

"It failed, praise be to God," Khaled Meshaal told a news conference in Cairo, adding that Israel had "failed in its adventure".

He was speaking after Egypt announced a truce between the two sides.