Jerusalem: Israel has agreed to observe an immediate two-hour humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza's Shejaiya neighbourhood, halting a blistering bombing campaign in the area, a military spokeswoman said on Sunday.
"There is going to be a humanitarian window between 1:30 and 3:30 (1030 and 1230 GMT) in Shejaiya," an army spokeswoman said.
Another military official said the move was in response to a request by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
"The ICRC contacted (us) and offered to broker a three-hour humanitarian truce to enable ambulances to evacuate the dead and wounded and Hamas accepted it," spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said in a statement.
The intensity of the bombardment prevented emergency services from accessing the neighbourhoods and dead bodies lay in the streets as thousands fled in terror, an AFP correspondent reported.
"There is going to be a humanitarian window between 1:30 and 3:30 (1030 and 1230 GMT) in Shejaiya," an army spokeswoman said.
Another military official said the move was in response to a request by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
"The ICRC contacted (us) and offered to broker a three-hour humanitarian truce to enable ambulances to evacuate the dead and wounded and Hamas accepted it," spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said in a statement.
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The intensity of the bombardment prevented emergency services from accessing the neighbourhoods and dead bodies lay in the streets as thousands fled in terror, an AFP correspondent reported.
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