{"id":15733,"date":"2014-08-05T10:36:30","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T10:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/truce-holding-after-israel-withdraws\/"},"modified":"2014-08-05T10:40:53","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T10:40:53","slug":"truce-holding-after-israel-withdraws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/truce-holding-after-israel-withdraws\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Withdraws From Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{{A 72-hour humanitarian truce is holding in Gaza, halting four weeks of conflict that has claimed more than 1,900 lives.}}<\/p>\n<p>Israel and Gaza militants maintained fire up until the truce started at 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT).<\/p>\n<p>Israel says it has withdrawn all forces to positions outside Gaza, and some residents there are now returning to discover the fate of their homes.<\/p>\n<p>The truce has drawn an international welcome, and the focus for a longer deal will now fall on talks in Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>{{&#8216;Durable solution&#8217;}}<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-6644 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/resdf.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>{{Israeli soldiers celebrate after returning from Gaza}}<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement commending the armed forces.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This was a complex operation that made heroes of soldiers under difficult combat conditions,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is no 100% guarantee for success but we did all we could to achieve our goal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The EU and US have welcomed the ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>The EU called on all parties to respect the truce, and paid tribute to Egypt, which helped broker the deal.<\/p>\n<p>It said: &#8220;We hope that this can be extended into a lasting ceasefire. 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