Gaza truce holds despite exchange of fire

Harold Maass, The Week US's avatar
By
Last updated
Gaza truce holds despite exchange of fire
(Image credit: Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)

Israel and Hamas agreed Wednesday to extend their cease-fire for five days to allow further talks on a long-term Gaza peace plan. The truce held early Thursday despite an exchange of hostile fire. The peace talks are stuck on differences over key demands — Israel wants Hamas to disarm; Palestinians want Israel to stop what they call a blockade on Gaza. Read more at ABC News.

The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

Join more than 350,000 subscribers and keep yourself informed with a selection of The Week’s most interesting, enlightening and entertaining stories - plus daily puzzles.

Join more than 350,000 subscribers and keep yourself informed with a selection of The Week’s most interesting, enlightening and entertaining stories - plus daily puzzles.

Sign up
Harold Maass, The Week US
Harold Maass, The Week US

Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.