3-day Gaza ceasefire goes into effect

August 01, 2014 14:06

A three-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip went into effect today following heavy Israel-Hamas fighting that killed 17 Palestinians and five Israeli soldiers.

The ceasefire, announced by the US and the UN hours earlier, took effect at 8:00 am today.

US Secretary of State John Kerry cautioned there were "no guarantees" that the lull would bring an end to the Gaza war, now in its fourth week. Israel and Hamas both said they would respect the ceasefire but would respond to attacks.

At least four short humanitarian ceasefires have been announced since the conflict began, but each has been broken within a few hours by renewed fighting.

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