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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.

UN condemns Gaza rockets, alarmed by Israel ‘heavy response’

The United Nations condemned rocket fire into Israel from Gaza that ended a five hour humanitarian truce, but is \”alarmed by Israel\’s heavy response,\” U.N. political affairs chief Jeffrey Feltman told the U.N. Security Council on Friday.

Israel, Hamas teams in Cairo for more truce talks

Egyptian mediators began separate talks on Monday with Hamas and with Israel to flesh out details of a ceasefire agreed last week that ended eight days of fighting in the Gaza Strip.

Israel’s battle damage report says Hamas crippled

Israel\’s Operation Pillar of Defense has crippled the military power of Gaza\’s ruling Islamist movement Hamas, the Israeli military said on Wednesday, as an Egyptian-brokered truce halted eight days of combat.

Netanyahu hints at ‘severe military action’ if truce fails

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted on Wednesday that if an Egyptian-brokered truce with Islamist militants in Gaza did not work Israel would consider \”more severe military action\” against the Palestinian territory.

Operation Pillar of Defense: Lessons learned

As Israel and Hamas mostly stilled their guns Wednesday night after reaching a cease-fire agreement, ending eight days of intense bombardment, both sides took home some new lessons about their foes.

Clinton meets Netanyahu to seek Gaza truce

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday and pledged to work for a truce in the Gaza Strip \”in the days ahead.\”

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