GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad said Saturday they were adhering to a de facto truce with Israel, but stopped short of committing to the official cease-fire that Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (news - web sites) agreed on at their summit. Israel agreed to repatriate about 55 Palestinians it deported to the Gaza Strip (news - web sites) and Europe on terror accusations. The majority were exiled after a monthlong siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in 2002. In fast-paced moves to cement the...