World | Hamas Hamas Rejects Ceasefire Offer, Then OKs It 24-hour truce goes into effect ahead of Eid al-Fitr holiday By Polly Davis Doig Posted Jul 27, 2014 6:00 AM CDT Copied Smoke from Israeli strikes rises over Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip, Sunday, July 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) Hamas has approved a 24-hour truce that goes into effect right now, rather abruptly reversing its earlier rejection of Israel's 24-hour ceasefire offer and halting the rockets it had begun launching again, even as Israel had re-launched military operations. The move comes ahead of the three-day Eid al-Fitr holiday, which begins tomorrow or Tuesday, depending on the sighting of the moon, and caps Ramadan. Read These Next Army suspends 2 crews over Kid Rock's strange helicopter videos. A federal judge just ordered a halt to Trump's ballroom project. Judge permanently blocks Trump's attempt to defund NPR, PBS. Cops arrest trio in viral airport dustup over baggage fee. Report an error