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Israel agrees to 2-hour humanitarian truce in Gaza

Arab-Israel Relations Materials 20 July 2014 16:21 (UTC +04:00)
Israel agreed to a two-hour humanitarian truce on Sunday in a neighborhood in the Gaza Strip hit hard by Israeli shelling, an Israeli military spokesman said, Reuters reported.
Israel agrees to 2-hour humanitarian truce in Gaza

Israel agreed to a two-hour humanitarian truce on Sunday in a neighborhood in the Gaza Strip hit hard by Israeli shelling, an Israeli military spokesman said, Reuters reported.

The ceasefire, requested by the International Committee of the Red Cross, will last from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm (1030-1230 GMT) in the Shejaia district, where health officials said at least 50 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire.

Hamas said earlier that it would abide by a temporary truce.

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