Israel, Hamas accept 12-hour window in Gaza

July 26, 2014 09:29

BBC reports: Israel and Hamas have said they have accepted a 12-hour humanitarian window in Gaza.

The truce is due to begin at 08.00 local time. Efforts to negotiate a seven-day ceasefire are still ongoing.

Earlier, United States Secretary of State John Kerry said he was still confident of a longer ceasefire, despite media reports that Israel had rejected one proposal.
More than 800 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and 38 Israelis have died since the conflict started on July 8.

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