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Extended Cease-fire Deal Reached in Gaza

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Rebecca Gibian |
August 26, 2014 | 9:04 a.m. PDT

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Israeli air strikes topple two high-rise buildings in the Gaza Strip. (Mahmud Hams/Bloomberg News via Twitter)
Israeli air strikes topple two high-rise buildings in the Gaza Strip. (Mahmud Hams/Bloomberg News via Twitter)
Hamas agreed to an extended cease-fire deal in Gaza on Tuesday, reports USA Today. The agreement also calls for Israel to ease its blockade.

This cease-fire would bring an end to a seven-week war which has killed over 2,000 Palestians, four Israeli civilans and 64 Israeli soldiers. 

Read more at The New York Times.

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