Secretary of State John Kerry announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a 72-hour cease-fire in Gaza, beginning Aug. 1. But he warned that the brief respite in the violence that has killed over 1,400 people the past three weeks is not a cause for celebration, but an opportunity to redouble efforts to try to reach a more durable solution.
“This is not a time for congratulations and joy,” Kerry told reporters in New Delhi, India early Aug. 1, India time. “This is a respite.”
