PLO offers 24-hour truce, says it speaks for Hamas

RAMALLAH, West Bank – A senior PLO official has called for a 24-hour humanitarian cease-fire in the Gaza war, saying he is also speaking in the name of Hamas.

Yasser Abed Rabbo, secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization, said on Tuesday that Israel must bear the consequences if it rejects this call.

There was no immediate comment from Hamas on the offer.

Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev brushed aside the offer. He says that until Israel hears from Hamas directly, “it’s not serious.”

This story was originally published July 29, 2014 at 7:54 AM with the headline "PLO offers 24-hour truce, says it speaks for Hamas."