Cease-fire

Israel and Hamas have announced a cease-fire to end a bruising 11-day war that caused widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip and brought life in much of Israel to a standstill.

Israeli media say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Security Cabinet has approved a unilateral cease-fire to halt an 11-day military operation in the Gaza Strip.

The Norwegian Refugee Council said in a report released on Friday that the bulk of the newly displaced are in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

He said it’s time to silence guns, stop artillery, end airstrikes and create corridors for life-saving aid.

They say a cease-fire will come into force in Idlib at midnight.

Vice President Mike Pence says that Turkey has agreed to a cease-fire in Syria.

Last year, the city recorded more than 300 homicides for the fourth straight year.