Colombia's left-wing Farc rebels have announced a unilateral Christmas ceasefire, on the first day of peace talks in Cuba.

BBC: Colombian Farc rebels announce Christmas ceasefire

Reached within hours of the blast (this was one day before the ceasefire), Tzipi she said she would not alter her bus usage.

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Previous ceasefire deals after earlier rounds of fighting have often taken a day or two to take effect fully.

BBC: Israel and Gaza militants agree truce after clashes

Although Mr Meshal has more weight, plenty of other Hamas leaders have said many times that Israel is a reality, that they want a Palestinian state along the 1967 ceasefire lines (ie, in the West Bank and Gaza only), and that one day, perhaps after a few decades of peaceful coexistence, they might put the question of formally recognising Israel to a Palestinian referendum.

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