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| Israel declares 'humanitarian truce' in Gaza | |
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| Israel will observe a "humanitarian ceasefire" in Gaza, after nine days of deadly rocket and missile exchanges with militants, a senior Israeli army officer told the BBC. | |
| Brig Gen Yoav Mordechai said the truce would be in force from 10:00 to 15:00 (07:00-12:00 GMT) on Thursday. | |
| Palestinian officials say Israeli raids have killed at least 213 Gazans since the start of the violence last week. | |
| Hamas militants have fired more than 1,200 rockets, killing one Israeli. | |
| In an interview with BBC Arabic, Gen Mordechai said the civilians in Gaza can take the five hours of ceasefire to stock up on supplies and goods. | |
| The ceasefire was requested by the UN and other international organisations, he added. | |
| Israel launched its Operation Protective Edge on 8 July. | |
| Its stated objective is to halt Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel, but the UN says most of those killed in Gaza have been civilians. |