Limited 12-hour humanitarian truce takes effect in Gaza

From Top stories – France 24 - International News 24/7 Sat Jul 26 2014, 06:19:45

A 12-hour humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants came into force at 5am (GMT) on Saturday in the Gaza Strip despite the lack of agreement on a more lasting truce at peace talks in Cairo brokered by US Secretary of State John Kerry.

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