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ceasefire
Hamas Leadership Reportedly Agrees to Possible Ceasefire With Israel – With Conditions
Kerry issues warning as Syrian parties back halt to fighting
The government of Syrian President Bashar Assad and rebel groups accepted a plan for a cessation of hostilities to begin on Saturday and the United States warned it would be hard to hold the country together if the fighting did not stop.
Barrage of rockets strikes Israel as bomb shelters ordered open
Hamas claimed responsibility for a barrage of rockets fired on southern and central Israel, including Tel Aviv.
Israel withdraws troops, 72-hour Gaza truce begins
Israel withdrew ground forces from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and started a 72-hour cease-fire with Hamas mediated by Egypt as a first step towards negotiations on a more enduring end to the month-old war.
Rockets from Gaza still striking Israel after it accepts cease-fire
Rockets fired from Gaza continued to land in populated areas of Israel after its security Cabinet accepted and put into effect an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire.
Across enemy lines, wounded Syrians seek Israeli care
Not a hundred miles from Damascus, a Syrian rebel lies in a hospital bed, an Israeli sentry at the door. Nearby a Syrian mother sits next to her daughter, shot in the back by a sniper.
Syrian rebels capture 20 U.N. observers [VIDEO]
Syrian rebels held 20 U.N. officials who monitor the Israel-Syria ceasefire, the first time such officials have been targeted in the insurgency.