Israel agrees to UN request for six-hour cease-fire in Gaza
Israel on Wednesday agreed to a proposed six-hour cessation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip for humanitarian reasons, the IDF confirmed.
The army said that the unilateral cease-fire would go into effect Thursday morning. Hamas had no immediate comment.
The appeal was made by a United Nations official, the official said, confirming Israeli media reports, shortly after Hamas rejected an Egyptian-proposed ceasefire to end the nine-day war in which 215 Palestinians and an Israeli have died.
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit released a statement on Wednesday indicating that the army would hold its fire for six hours beginning at 10:00 a.m. local time on Thursday in order to allow Palestinians to repair infrastructure and re-equip themselves with necessary humanitarian supplies.
Justice Minister Tzipi Livni told Channel 2 on Wednesday that Israel will have no choice but to launch a ground incursion into the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip if rocket fire against Israeli towns continues.
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