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Sunday, July 27, 2014
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Sunday, July 27, 2014
Hamas asks for 24-hour truce starting at 2
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHamas is asking Israel through UN mediators for a 24-hour truce set to begin at 2 p.m.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri announces that the group has agreed to a UN request for a 24-hour humanitarian ceasefire to take effect at 2 p.m., though UN and Israeli sources say Hamas had asked for the truce.
Israel observed a humanitarian ceasefire requested by the UN from Saturday morning until Sunday morning, when a barrage of rocket fire from Gaza led the cabinet to order the IDF to resume strikes against Hamas targets in Gaza.
Hamas’s request follows multiple declarations over the weekend in which the group rejected a ceasefire as long as the IDF remained in Gaza.
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