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Hamas agrees to 24-hour Eid truce in Gaza war

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Hamas agrees to 24-hour Eid truce in Gaza war

The 20-day war has killed more than 1,050 Palestinians, mainly civilians, while Israel has lost 43 soldiers, two civilians and a Thai worker in Israel.

Published: Sun 27 Jul 2014, 4:59 PM

Updated: Sat 4 Apr 2015, 5:23 AM

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Hamas said it has agreed to a 24-hour humanitarian truce in the Gaza war ahead of a Eid Al Fitr holiday.

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said the truce would go into effect at 2pm (1100 GMT) on Sunday. The three-day Eid holidays are expected to begin on Monday or Tuesday, depending on the sighting of the new moon.

Israel had offered a 24-hour truce late on Saturday, but Hamas rejected it, firing more rockets on Israel. In response, Israel’s military resumed operations in Gaza.

Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, an Israeli army spokesman, did not say if Israel would hold its fire during the time requested by Hamas, but said troops would continue demolishing Hamas military tunnels.



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