Gaza Truce Agreed!

[ChillDoubt]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28497439

Only for 12 hours, but it's a start.

Let's hope idiocy doesn't prevail on either side and it is perpetually extended.

[naomi24]

Sorry Chill, but as pessimistic as this might sound, you're whistling in the wind. :o/

[DaisyNonna]

Please!

[agchristie]

Mighty oaks from acorns.. except it wont be too mighty...

[anneasquith]

12 hours is better than nothing ( please God neither side break the truce )

[humbersloop]

Chilli, not a chance with this one

[anotheoldgit]

Truce or no truce, why isn't Israel taken to task for these evil war crimes?

Putin is a teddy bear compared to these criminals.

I cannot bare to look at those harrowing pictures of the suffering of those innocent children, take that one of the newly born infant, who's Mother was buried under that building while pregnant, I only wish that the baby will survive but what a welcome into this World for the poor little tot.

[wolf63]

So much for us humans being the most intelligent species on the planet. We just have more advanced ways of killing each other.

[mikey4444]

I too wish for a peaceful few hours anneasquith, although I am unsure if God will help, as he is the main cause of the conflict in the first place, in the form of religion. Fingers crossed though !

[anneasquith]

im sure you will respect my post mikey, as we are in the news topic not religion. thanks.

[kvalidir]

Hopefully. I agree with AOG though and I'm pessimistic it will hold, but here's hoping.

[scooping]

Suppose everyone would be happier if the Israeli defence systems didn't work and mums and children were blown up by the hundreds of missiles lobbed at the country by Hamas...

[mikey4444]

anneasquith...yes of course I do. Its a phrase that even I, a committed Atheist uses occasionally ! Just pointing that religion has a big part to play in this conflict. A major part in fact.

[naomi24]

Anne, just an observation, but you introduced religion into the thread - not Mikey.