US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
    World / Middle East

    Israel, Hamas agree on 72-hr humanitarian Gaza ceasefire

    (Agencies) Updated: 2014-08-01 06:51

    Israel, Hamas agree on 72-hr humanitarian Gaza ceasefire

    Four-year-old Palestinian girl Shayma Al-Masri, who hospital officials said was wounded in an Israeli air strike that killed her mother and two of her siblings, lies on a bed next to her doll as she receives treatment at a hospital in Gaza City, July 15, 2014. [Photo/IC]

    Related: Gaza weeps in war woe 


    UNITED NATIONS/NEW DELHI - Israel and Islamist militant group Hamas have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire in their conflict in the Gaza Strip starting on Friday, US Secretary of State John Kerry and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday.

    The ceasefire will begin at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) on Aug. 1, they said in a joint statement. The statement said "forces on the ground will remain in place" during the truce, implying that Israeli ground forces will not withdraw.

    U.N. Middle East envoy Robert Serry has received assurances that all parties have agreed to the humanitarian ceasefire, the statement said.

    "We urge all parties to act with restraint until this humanitarian ceasefire begins, and to fully abide by their commitments during the ceasefire," Kerry and Ban said. "This ceasefire is critical to giving innocent civilians a much-needed reprieve from violence."

    Israeli and Palestinian delegations will immediately travel to Cairo for negotiations with the Egyptian government to reach a durable ceasefire, the statement said.

    Israel launched its offensive on July 8 after Hamas rocket fire from Gaza intensified.

    Gaza officials say 1,427 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed and nearly 7,000 wounded. Fifty-six Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza clashes and some 400 wounded. Three civilians have been killed by Hamas shelling in Israel.

    The United Nations said nearly a quarter of the 1.8 million Palestinians in the Mediterranean enclave had been displaced, with more than 220,000 seeking shelter in U.N. facilities. Eight U.N. employees have been killed in the conflict.

    Israel, Hamas agree on 72-hr humanitarian Gaza ceasefire Israel, Hamas agree on 72-hr humanitarian Gaza ceasefire
    Carnage at UN school as Israel pounds Gaza Strip   Israel attacks symbols of Hamas power in Gaza


    Previous Page 1 2 Next Page

    Trudeau visits Sina Weibo
    May gets little gasp as EU extends deadline for sufficient progress in Brexit talks
    Ethiopian FM urges strengthened Ethiopia-China ties
    Yemen's ex-president Saleh, relatives killed by Houthis
    Most Popular
    Hot Topics

    ...
    最近中文字幕免费大全| 亚洲gv天堂无码男同在线观看| 播放亚洲男人永久无码天堂| 精品亚洲欧美中文字幕在线看 | 炫硕日本一区二区三区综合区在线中文字幕 | 熟妇人妻无乱码中文字幕真矢织江 | 国产精品无码专区在线观看| 无码区日韩特区永久免费系列| 国产精品无码专区在线观看| 亚洲av永久无码精品漫画| 99re热这里只有精品视频中文字幕| 精品无码一区二区三区爱欲九九| 中文精品99久久国产 | 一本一道av中文字幕无码| 精品无码久久久久久午夜| 亚洲日韩欧洲无码av夜夜摸| 色综合中文字幕| 中文字幕人妻无码一夲道| 国产成人无码av片在线观看不卡| 在人线AV无码免费高潮喷水| 中文字幕国产91| 中文无码喷潮在线播放| 久久亚洲中文字幕精品一区| 今天免费中文字幕视频| 亚洲中文字幕在线第六区| 亚洲 另类 无码 在线| 精品无码综合一区| 无码国内精品久久人妻麻豆按摩| 国产成A人亚洲精V品无码性色 | 国产精品亚洲а∨无码播放| 无码国内精品久久人妻蜜桃| 亚洲人成无码网站| 亚洲精品无码AV人在线播放| 野花在线无码视频在线播放 | 无码人妻黑人中文字幕| 亚洲一区AV无码少妇电影☆| 亚洲一区爱区精品无码| 无码人妻久久一区二区三区免费| 亚洲国产精品无码久久久不卡| 亚洲VA中文字幕无码一二三区| 亚洲av永久无码精品古装片|