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Israel agrees to 'humanitarian pause' in war-torn Gaza Strip, UN envoy confirms

Israel agrees to 'humanitarian pause' in war-torn Gaza Strip, UN envoy confirms

Jul 17, 2014, at 04:01 pm

New York, July 17 (IBNS) After days of escalating violence and follow-on civilian suffering in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations special envoy for the Middle East confirmed on Wednesday that Israel has agreed to a five hour humanitarian pause – set to begin on Thursday morning – and repeated his call on Hamas to respect the lull "in the interest of the people of Gaza."