Israel and Hamas call for long-term ceasefire

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August 26, 2014
Zaina Kahuk
News Writer
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Israel and Hamas have agreed Tuesday to an open-ended cease-fire after seven weeks of fighting. Over 2,000 Palestinians have been killed, making it one of the deadliest wars they have fought. Both sides settled for an ambiguous interim agreement in exchange for a period of calm. Hamas declared victory, even though they have lost over 2,143 Palestinians, wounded more than 11,000 and left some 100,000 homeless. On the Israeli side, 64 soldiers and six civilians were killed. “Today’s agreement comes after many hours and days of negotiations and discussions. But certainly there’s a long road ahead. … We’re going into this eyes wide open,” she said. Early on in the war, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had tried in vain to broker a truce.

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