Thursday, August 7, 2014

No Agreement To Extend Gaza Cease-Fire As Deadline Looms (Update: Hamas Will Not Extend Cease-Fire)



Mediators Race Against Clock To Extend Gaza Truce -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Mediators worked against the clock on Thursday to extend a truce between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, as the three-day ceasefire entered its final hours.

Israel said it was ready to agree to an extension as Egyptian go-betweens pursued talks with Israeli and Palestinian delegates in Cairo on ending a war that has devastated the Hamas-controlled enclave.

Palestinians want an Israeli-Egyptian blockade on Gaza lifted and prisoners held by Israel to be freed. Hamas's armed wing said it was ready to resume fighting unless Palestinian demands were met, and Israel said it would respond forcefully if attacked.

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More News On The Approaching End Of The Gaza Cease-Fire

Gaza Blog Live -- Al Jazeera
Still no deal as the clock ticks down on truce: Live Updates -- Times of Israel
LIVE UPDATES: Israel - Gaza Conflict -- Haaretz

Tensions high as Gaza truce deadline looms -- AFP
Israel Gaza: Mediators seek to extend truce in Cairo -- BBC
Hamas rejects disarmament proposal -- AP
Hamas official at rally says Gaza war not over until demands met -- FOX News/AP
Hamas ‘ready to engage in a long war’ -- Irish Times
Hamas Says It Will Continue Fight After Ceasefire -- Time
Spokesman: Hamas will not extend cease-fire, 'we are ready for a long war' -- CNN
Twelve Hours Before Truce Ends, Israeli Official Says No Agreement On Extending Cease-Fire -- Haaretz
UN urges Gaza truce extension so aid can enter -- AFP
Residents of devastated Gaza sector wary as truce nears end -- AFP
The End of the Ceasefire Looms. Hamas’s Impossible Demands -- Marc Schulman, Newsweek

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