SHOTLIST:SOURCE - RESTRICTION: Pool - AP Clients OnlyLocation - Date: CAIRO - November 21, 20121. SOUNDBITE (English) Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State"this is a critical moment for the region. Egypt's new government is assuming the responsibility and leadership that has long made this country a corner stone of regional stability and peace.// (the) United States welcomes the agreement today for a cease fire in Gaza. For it to the rocket attacks must end. A broader calm return.// The people of this region deserve a chance to live free from fear and violence and today's agreement is a step in the right direction that we should build on.//Now we have to focus on reaching a durable outcome that promotes regional stability and advances the security, dignity and legitimate aspirations of Palestinians and Israelis alike.//President Morsi and I discussed how the United States and Egypt can work together to support the next step in that process."STORYLINE:Egypt has announced a cease-fire agreement to end a week of fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr said the truce would take effect at 9 p.m. local time (2 p.m. EDT.) He made the announcement alongside visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. In Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the deal, saying he had agreed after consulting with President Barack Obama. The deal is to end a week of fighting that has killed more than 140 Palestinians and five Israelis.(****END****)