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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said that Israel rejected the proposal for a long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

A major meeting between US Secretary of State John Kerry and other top diplomats, including Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoğlu, has been held in Paris to press efforts for a long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. 

A major meeting between US Secretary of State John Kerry and other top diplomats, including Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoğlu, has kicked off in Paris to press efforts for a long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Turkey lifted a ban on flights to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport after a ceasefire was agreed between Israelis and Palestinians, the state's aviation authority said on July 26.

Turkey and Qatar have welcomed the 12-hour ceasefire in Gaza which aims to give Palestinians the chance to receive food and water supplies and allow hospitals to get medical supplies.

A 12-hour humanitarian truce between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group entered into effect on July 26, as top diplomats pressed efforts to secure a longer-term ceasefire.

The fragile ceasefire came into force at 8:00 am (0500 GMT) after Hamas and the Israeli military announced their consent in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Yes, although it accuses Israel of committing "genocide" on Palestinians and Egypt of "tyranny," as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in an interview with CNN International, Turkey is in talks with both countries as part of efforts to secure an immediate and lasting truce between Hamas and Israel.

Ryanair and Aegean Airlines are among more than 15 applicants which have made a non-binding expression of interest to buy loss-making Cypriot flag-carrier Cyprus Airways, officials said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused Israel of preventing the transfer of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, in his latest verbal salvo against Tel Aviv, as the death toll from the military campaign in Gaza rises to more than 845 people.

French police have banned a protest against Israel's Gaza offensive that was due to take place in Paris on Saturday, following several similar rallies that turned violent.