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Thursday, July 17, 2014
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, July 17, 2014
BBC reports ceasefire to begin tomorrow
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe BBC reports that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas may begin as soon as 6 a.m. tomorrow.
BBC reporting Israeli officials talking of ceasefire tomorrow; but no word from Hamas, which will of course have to agree to it
— John D (@Johnny_Davo) July 17, 2014
It is not clear what support the ceasefire has. Israel already agreed to an Egyptian ceasefire proposal in the past week, but Hamas rejected it. The sides have been discussing a ceasefire in Cairo with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.
Nor is it clear whether such a ceasefire would last very long. Today’s five-hour humanitarian ceasefire saw Hamas launch at least three mortar shells at the Eshkol Regional Council.
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