{"id":34871,"date":"2014-07-27T14:04:03","date_gmt":"2014-07-27T14:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=34871"},"modified":"2014-07-27T12:26:50","modified_gmt":"2014-07-27T12:26:50","slug":"hamas-announces-new-24-hour-gaza-ceasefire-with-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/07\/hamas-announces-new-24-hour-gaza-ceasefire-with-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas announces new 24-hour Gaza ceasefire with Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"story_continues_1\">Palestinian militant group Hamas has announced a 24-hour ceasefire after Israel ended an earlier truce amid continuing rocket fire from Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, said the ceasefire would start from 14:00 local time (11:00 GMT).<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for the Israel military said the announcement was &#8220;an opportunity perhaps&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Some 1,060 Palestinians and 46 Israelis have died in recent hostilities.<\/p>\n<p>Most of those killed in Gaza are civilians, Palestinian health officials say, while 43 soldiers and three civilians have died on the Israeli side.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;Incessant rocket fire&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Israel accepted a UN request for a 24-hour ceasefire until the end of Sunday, although it said ground forces would continue to destroy tunnels used by Hamas during the pause.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli ceasefire followed a 12-hour truce, observed by both sides on Saturday, which enabled Gaza residents to gather supplies and retrieve bodies buried under the rubble.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Israeli military announced on Sunday morning it had decided to resume its air, ground and naval raids on Gaza in response to &#8220;incessant rocket fire&#8221; from Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>The militant group had initially rejected the Israeli offer, saying it would only halt rocket attacks once Israeli troops left Gaza and the displaced were allowed to return home.<\/p>\n<p>But shortly after Israeli raids resumed, Hamas said it had decided to agree to a humanitarian truce.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a preparation for the end of Ramadan and in response to the UN mediation and also regarding our people&#8217;s living circumstances, we have agreed with all Palestinian factions to give a 24-hour humanitarian ceasefire starting from 14:00 on Sunday,&#8221; Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Israeli tank near the border with Gaza (27 July 2014)\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/76552000\/jpg\/_76552326_023308843-1.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" \/>Israel says its ground offensive in Gaza is aimed at destroying tunnels dug by militants to infiltrate Israel<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Palestinian militants march at a rally in West Bank (26 July 2014)\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/76552000\/jpg\/_76552400_023304835-1.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" \/>Palestinian militants, seen here marching in the West Bank, continued to fire rockets despite the truce<\/div>\n<p>Correspondents in Gaza said loud explosions could be heard in several districts as Israeli forces resumed their air strikes. Palestinian eyewitnesses reported heavy shelling to the east of Gaza City.<\/p>\n<p>Eight Palestinians have died in Sunday&#8217;s attacks, according to Gazan health officials.<\/p>\n<p>The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) earlier said at least 20 rockets had been launched toward Israel since Saturday night, despite the truce.<\/p>\n<p>It added that a soldier was killed by mortar shell fired from Gaza early on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Israel launched its military offensive on 8 July with the declared objective of stopping Hamas firing rockets from Gaza into Israel.<\/p>\n<p>On 18 July, it extended operations with a ground offensive, saying it was necessary to destroy tunnels dug by militants to infiltrate Israel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Palestinian militant group Hamas has announced a 24-hour ceasefire after Israel ended an earlier truce amid continuing rocket fire from Gaza. 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