Israel OKs new Gaza lull as UN rages over school strike

Israel agreed on Wednesday to observe a 4-hour humanitarian lull in Gaza several hours after a deadly strike on a school killed around 19, drawing a furious response from a UN refugee agency. In a statement, the army said it had agreed to a pause which was to begin at 1200 GMT. But it said the lull would not apply in areas where the army was ‘currently operating’ and warned those who had fled their homes not to return. The announcement came as the Israeli security cabinet was meeting in Tel Aviv to discuss an Egyptian proposal for a more permanent ceasefire, army radio reported, according to AFP.