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Sunday, July 20, 2014
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, July 20, 2014
IDF extends truce for additional hour
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe IDF announces that the humanitarian truce will be extended for an additional hour to allow for the transfer of medical aid and to enable Palestinian civilians to leave the Shejaiya neighborhood.
This is the second extension to a temporary ceasefire that started at 1:30 p.m. local time, even as the IDF says its troops have been shot at by Hamas in that window of time.
Due to @ICRC_ilot request,cease fire in #Shujaia is extended until 1730 for humanitarian & medical assistance & to enable civilians to leave
— Lt. Col. (R) Peter Lerner (@LTCPeterLerner) July 20, 2014
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