Israel and Hamas agree to 3-day truce

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Gaza conflict: Israel and Hamas 'agree ceasefire'

JERUSALEM: -- Israel and Palestinian groups including Hamas have agreed to a 72-hour humanitarian truce in Gaza, officials and Egyptian mediators say.

The ceasefire will start at 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT) on Tuesday.

On Monday Israel held its own seven-hour "humanitarian window" in Gaza but then resumed its military operations.

Health officials in Gaza say more than 1,800 Palestinians have been killed in the four-week conflict, which has also claimed 67 Israeli lives.

A Thai national working in Israel was also killed.

'Without preconditions'
There have been several truces called during the conflict but few have lasted, with each side accusing the other of violations.

Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28651610

[bbc]2014-08-05[/bbc]

[siampolee]

Let us hope that this cease fire holds and that the radical elements from all sides involved are held in check  by the more humanitarian  members of their sides.

 

Sadly this quote below says it all  does it not?

 

 

Health officials in Gaza say more than 1,800 Palestinians have been killed in the four-week conflict, which has also claimed 67 Israeli lives.

 

 

 A dreadful waste of life whichever side(s) may be or can or will be blamed or held responsible (a highly unlikely outcome) for these useless deaths.

Edited August 5, 2014 by siampolee