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Israel agrees to 24-hour Gaza ceasefire Israel agrees to 24-hour Gaza ceasefire
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Israel has accepted a UN request for a 24-hour ceasefire in Gaza, but warns the army will act if it is breached by Palestinian militants.Israel has accepted a UN request for a 24-hour ceasefire in Gaza, but warns the army will act if it is breached by Palestinian militants.
A crisis cabinet meeting extended Saturday's truce until midnight on Sunday (21:00 GMT).A crisis cabinet meeting extended Saturday's truce until midnight on Sunday (21:00 GMT).
This comes despite Hamas militants firing rockets, rejecting Israel's earlier move to prolong the initial 12-hour ceasefire by four hours. The move comes despite Hamas militants firing rockets after they rejected an earlier attempt to prolong the truce.
Hamas said it wanted a complete stop to fighting and an end to Gaza's blockade. Hamas said it would not accept a truce unless Israeli troops left Gaza and the displaced were allowed to return home.
"Any humanitarian calm that does not include the withdrawal of occupation soldiers from the Gaza Strip and enable the people to return to their houses and to evacuate the wounded is not acceptable," Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters. Israel said that it would continue operations against tunnels used by Hamas during the truce period.
Israel said that it would continue operations against tunnels used by Hamas during this period. Hamas has accused Israel of using previous ceasefires to prepare more attacks, and claimed that there had been truce violations during Saturday.
The IDF told the BBC that three mortars were fired from Gaza and hit Israel in the Eshkol regional council shortly after 20:00 local time on Saturday. It also said three rockets were launched into Israel. Sirens have been sounding in Israel.
Hamas' armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, said they had fired five short-range and two longer-range missiles into Israel.
The original truce expired at 20:00 local time (17:00 GMT) on Saturday. Gazans had been using the pause to recover bodies and gather supplies.
The health ministry in Gaza says 1,033 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed and about 5,900 wounded since Israel launched its Gaza offensive 19 days ago.The health ministry in Gaza says 1,033 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed and about 5,900 wounded since Israel launched its Gaza offensive 19 days ago.
The Israeli authorities say 42 Israelis, two of them civilians, have been killed.The Israeli authorities say 42 Israelis, two of them civilians, have been killed.
Israel launched its military offensive with the declared objective of stopping Hamas firing rockets from Gaza into Israel.
It also began a ground offensive on 18 July, saying it was necessary to destroy tunnels dug by militants to infiltrate Israel.