{"id":54488,"date":"2014-08-11T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=54488"},"modified":"2014-08-11T07:49:38","modified_gmt":"2014-08-11T11:49:38","slug":"israel-hamas-agree-to-temporary-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=54488","title":{"rendered":"Israel & Hamas agree to temporary ceasefire"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the Associated Press<\/a>, the fight in Gaza is supposed to stop for a while as the Israelis and Hamas have agreed to a temporary ceasefire.<\/p>\n

In Cairo, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said the truce scheduled to take effect at midnight (2101 GMT) would allow humanitarian aid into battered Gaza neighborhoods and the reopening of indirect talks on a more lasting and comprehensive deal.<\/p>\n

Hamas is seeking an end to the Israeli-Egyptian blockade against Gaza, while Israel wants Hamas to dismantle its formidable arsenal of rockets and other weapons.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Qais Abdelkarim, a member of the Palestinian delegation, said indirect talks with the Israelis would begin Monday “with the hope of reaching a lasting cease-fire.” The goal, he added, was to end the blockade, which he called “the reason for the war.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, well the reason for the blockade was to stop suicide bombers from blowing up Israelis. The Israelis have continued bringing food and aid into Gaza during the brief, well until Hamas rockets hit the crossings today. I’m writing this post on Sunday night, so let’s see if the ceasefire holds until morning.<\/p>\n

UPDATE: AFP says the ceasefire<\/a> is holding.<\/p>\n

More than 12 hours into the truce, there were no reports of violations on either side and signs of life emerged on the streets of the war-torn coastal enclave which is home to 1.8 million Palestinians.<\/p>\n

Shops and businesses opened their doors and outside a UN-run school, a clutch of cars and donkey carts waited to take some refugees back to homes they had fled during the fighting.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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