Israel, Hamas agree on 12-hour ceasefire in Gaza JERUSALEM: - TopicsExpress



          

Israel, Hamas agree on 12-hour ceasefire in Gaza JERUSALEM: Israel agreed to halt its military offensive in Gaza for 12 hours starting Saturday morning amid intense international efforts to seal a broader ceasefire deal and a new explosion of violence in the West Bank, where at least six Palestinians were killed during clashes with Israeli forces. The announcement by the military came early Saturday, hours after Israels security cabinet rejected US secretary of state John Kerrys proposal for a seven-day ceasefire in Gaza and further talks, according to a minister who attended the meeting. But a senior Israeli official said later that the security cabinet had expressed its position in principle on some initial draft proposals that were not formally presented and that Israel would continue to work with Kerry, indicating that the door was still open for a more comprehensive agreement.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 08:05:02 +0000

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