Israel extends Gaza ceasefire for 24 hours
(VOVworld) - Israel extended a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for another 24 hours to facilitate humanitarian activities there. But Israel said its army will respond to any violations of the ceasefire and continue to neutralize tunnels inside Gaza, adding that an Israeli cabinet meeting is to be held on Sunday to discuss next steps.
The move came as Palestinian gunmen in Gaza continue to fire rockets at Israeli territory after the previous 12-hour ceasefire ended. Hamas spokesperson said that the movement denounced the humanitarian ceasefire extension for failing to meet Hamas’s requests, saying it would only accept the truce if Israeli troops left the territory.