Israel approves four-hour extension of Gaza truce—TV

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Palestinians gather around the rubble of a building where at least 20 members of the Al Najar extended family were killed by an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 26, 2014. AP

JERUSALEM—Israel’s security cabinet has approved a four-hour extension of a temporary truce in Gaza, prolonging an initial 12-hour ceasefire until midnight, Israeli television reported on Saturday.

Israel’s Channel 10 said the extension had been approved less than two hours before the temporary ceasefire was due to expire, and after US Secretary of State John Kerry and other international leaders called for a longer truce.