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Thursday, July 17, 2014
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Thursday, July 17, 2014
UN calls on Hamas to abide by truce
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe UN appreciates Israel’s willingness to abide by a humanitarian ceasefire Thursday, and calls on Hamas to follow suit, says a spokesperson for Robert Serry, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process.
“I can now confirm that Mr. Serry received confirmation from the Government of Israel that a humanitarian pause will commence today, 17 July, at 10:00 a.m., for the duration of 5 hours, ending at 03:00 p.m. Mr. Serry appreciates this Israeli decision and repeats his call on Hamas and other factions to respect the humanitarian pause from their side, in the interest of the people of Gaza,” says Serry’s spokesperson in a statement released early Thursday morning.
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