Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Kandil told the Reuters news agency that the talks were making progress and that he expected a cease-fire agreement to come in the next few days|”We want a cease-fire along with meeting our demands ..|Meshaal did concede that Hamas does not want an escalation in hostilities|Asked by CBS News if Hamas wants peace with Israel, Meshaal responded with a message for the United States: “If God is willing, the American people will wake up and realize that it will benefit them to support the 350 million Arabs, not Israel, to be with the 1.5 billion Muslims and not Netanyahu’s gangs ..|They have to stop the invasion and end the blockade on Gaza.” Israel is unlikely to agree to that for fear that lifting the blockade would allow weapons to flood into Gaza and into the hands of militants|Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Cairo Monday to join Egypt-brokered talks between Hamas and Israel with a goal of agreeing on a cease-fire}