Israel - Hamas War News Updates -- July 30, 2014

Israeli Military Offers 4-Hour Humanitarian Ceasefire In Gaza -- Reuters

(Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Wednesday it would hold fire unilaterally in limited areas of the Gaza Strip for four hours from 3 p.m. (1200 GMT) for humanitarian purposes, an army statement said.

Hamas described the truce as a media stunt because it only applied to some areas.

"IDF (Israel Defence Forces) has authorised a temporary window in the Gaza Strip. The humanitarian window will not apply to the areas in which IDF soldiers are currently operating," the Israeli statement said.

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Israel - Hamas War News Updates -- July 30, 2014

Gaza crisis: UNRWA chief says Israeli strike on school 'source of universal shame' - live -- The Guardian
Israel-Gaza conflict - live -- The Telegraph
Israel launches ground incursion in Gaza Strip LIVE UPDATES -- RT
Gaza Blog Live -- Al Jazeera
LIVE UPDATES: Three more IDF soldiers killed in Gaza fighting, bringing total to 56 -- Haaretz

Gaza: at least 19 killed and 90 injured as another UN school is hit -- The Guardian
Israeli fire kills refugees in Gaza UN school -- Al Jazeera
Gaza strike kills 15, wounds 150 -- Washington Post/AP
Israeli Shells Said to Hit School in Gaza, Killing at Least 20 -- NYT
15 Killed in Gaza Market Airstrike as Temporary Cease-Fire Passes -- Time
Gaza conflict: 'Israeli market strike kills 15' -- BBC
Israeli military offers four-hour humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza -- Reuters
Israel Announces Brief Cease-fire After Shelling UN School -- VOA
Gaza conflict: UN accuses Israel over Jabaliya attack -- BBC
Hamas rockets, Israeli airstrikes slice through 'humanitarian window' -- CNN
UN warned Israel SEVENTEEN TIMES that the school in Jabaliya refugee camp where 16 were killed was housing the displaced. -- Daily Mail
Gaza toll passes 1,300 on day 23 of Israeli assault -- The Daily Star/AFP
1,194 Palestinians Killed as Israel Continues Operation Protective Edge -- RIA Novosti
Rockets continue to target South as IDF observes four-hour 'humanitarian pause' in Gaza -- Jerusalem Post
3 IDF soldiers killed in Gaza on Wednesday -- Jerusalem Post
12 soldiers injured in Gaza clashes -- Jerusalem Post
Israel’s Brigadier General Moti Almoz warns of ‘new Gaza locations’ -- The Australian
Peres: Israel has exhausted military option, Abbas's rule in Gaza must be restored -- Jerusalem Post
The possible exit scenarios emerging from Israel-Hamas deadlock -- CTV/AP