Hamas rejects truce extension
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Palestinian recover the body of a man killed when his home was hit the previous night by Israeli fire in the northern district of Beit Hanun in the Gaza Strip during an humanitarian truce, on July 26, 2014. [Xinhua photo] |
![Palestinian recover the body of a man killed when his home was hit the previous night by Israeli fire in the northern district of Beit Hanun in the Gaza Strip during an humanitarian truce, on July 26, 2014. [Xinhua photo]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20140727/001ec949c22b153ea32601.jpg "Palestinian recover the body of a man killed when his home was hit the previous night by Israeli fire in the northern district of Beit Hanun in the Gaza Strip during an humanitarian truce, on July 26, 2014. [Xinhua photo]")
Islamic Hamas movement said early on Sunday that any truce that does not guarantee a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip will not be accepted.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zorhi said in a press statement that his movement will not accept any humanitarian truce that does not guarantee a full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, and enable the Palestinians to go back to their homes.
Hamas' statement came hours after Israel said it is ready for a 24-hour humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip starting at Sunday morning.
Israel and Hamas observed a 12-hour humanitarian UN-proposed truce that ended Saturday at 8:00 p.m local time (0500 p.m GMT).
Late on Saturday, Israel agreed a four-hour extension of a 12- hour truce proposed by the UN between Hamas militants and Israel.
Meanwhile, Islamic Hamas movement abruptly rejected the proposal, insisting that the ceasefire deal should include the lift of a seven-year Israeli blockade on Gaza.
Hamas also said its fighters fired four rockets into Israel after the end of the UN-proposed truce.
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