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Hamas agrees to 24-hour Gaza truce

Hamas said it has agreed to a 24-hour humanitarian truce in the Gaza war ahead of a major Muslim holiday.

Hamas agrees to 24-hour Gaza truce

Sun, 27 Jul, 2014 - 12:56

Hamas said it has agreed to a 24-hour humanitarian truce in the Gaza war ahead of a major Muslim holiday.

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said the truce would go into effect at 2pm (12pm Irish time) today.

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Courts Gaza Place: Gaza Person: Sami Abu Zuhri Person: Lt Col Person: Peter Lerner Event: Gaza war Event: Eid al-Fitr holiday Event: Ramadan Organisation: Hamas Organisation: Israel

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