Hamas asked for an additional 24-hour humanitarian cease-fire, after Israel called off its own 24-hour unilateral cease-fire due to continued rockets fired from Gaza.
Israel extends Gaza cease-fire for another 24 hours.
Israel agrees to 12 hour cease-fire
Israel rejected U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s cease-fire proposal.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pressed regional leaders to nail down a Gaza cease-fire on Friday as the civilian death toll soared, and further violence flared between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
Three senators urged President Obama to ensure that Israel removes Hamas’ military threat before a cease-fire is in place.
Until this latest war, if you asked most Israelis about the threat from Gaza, they would probably start talking about Hamas rockets.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Hamas on Tuesday to pursue a negotiated end to its conflict with Israel after what he said were constructive talks with Egyptian officials about their cease-fire proposal.
President Obama told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to push for an “immediate cessation of hostilities” between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
President Barack Obama makes a statement on the current situation in Ukraine, as well as the situation in Gaza on July 21.
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