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August 27, 2014

Catholic aid groups hope latest Israeli-Hamas ceasefire holds

Palestinians celebrate a cease-fire in Gaza City Aug. 26. Catholic aid officials say they hope the Egyptian-brokered Israeli-Hamas cease-fire proposal will hold.

JERUSALEM - Catholic aid organizations are hopeful that the most recent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will hold as they begin to assess the needs in Gaza after 50 days of war.

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August 15, 2014

Aid agencies try to 'pick up the pieces' in Gaza

Two Palestinian sisters walk among the rubble of their destroyed home in the Gaza Strip Aug. 12. A senior Catholic aid official said humanitarians are "trying to pick of the pieces" of Gaza's badly destroyed infrastructure, hoping that the truce between Israel and the militant Hamas will hold.

AMMAN, Jordan - A senior Catholic aid official said humanitarian agencies are "trying to pick up the pieces" of Gaza's badly destroyed infrastructure, desperately hoping that the declared truce between Israel and the militant Hamas will hold.

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