The sister of the farmer Tayseer al-Ar'eer, 30, who was killed by Israeli troops while he worked his field near the Karni commercial crossing in Gaza, cries during his funeral in Gaza Strip May 20, 2001. European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana appealed on Sunday for a ceasefire in the Middle East as he set out for talks with regional leaders on how to end the violence.

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