Sudan's Army Agrees to Extend Truce for 72 Hours

A burned vehicle is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, April 26, 2023. (Reuters Photo)
A burned vehicle is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, April 26, 2023. (Reuters Photo)
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Sudan's Army Agrees to Extend Truce for 72 Hours

A burned vehicle is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, April 26, 2023. (Reuters Photo)
A burned vehicle is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, April 26, 2023. (Reuters Photo)

The Sudanese army said in a statement on Sunday that it had agreed to extend a truce with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for a period of 72 hours, starting from the end of the current ceasefire arrangement.

The army said that although the RSF had intended to try to attack some sites it hoped that it would abide by the ceasefire.

According to a statement released by the RSF spokesman, the humanitarian truce was extended on Sunday and will last for three days starting from midnight.

"In response to international, regional and local calls, we announce the extension of the humanitarian truce for 72 hours, starting from midnight tonight, in order to open humanitarian corridors and facilitate the movement of citizens and residents and enable them to fulfil their needs and reach safe areas," the statement said.

Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands wounded since a long-simmering power struggle between the Sudanese army and the RSF erupted into conflict on April 15.



Israel Will Let Foreign Countries Drop Aid into Gaza, Israel Army Radio Says

A displaced Palestinian girl covers her head with a pot to protect herself from the scorching sun as she waits at a food distribution point in Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip on July 25, 2025. (AFP)
A displaced Palestinian girl covers her head with a pot to protect herself from the scorching sun as she waits at a food distribution point in Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip on July 25, 2025. (AFP)
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Israel Will Let Foreign Countries Drop Aid into Gaza, Israel Army Radio Says

A displaced Palestinian girl covers her head with a pot to protect herself from the scorching sun as she waits at a food distribution point in Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip on July 25, 2025. (AFP)
A displaced Palestinian girl covers her head with a pot to protect herself from the scorching sun as she waits at a food distribution point in Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip on July 25, 2025. (AFP)

Israel will allow foreign countries to parachute aid into Gaza starting on Friday, Israeli army radio quoted a military official as saying.

An Israeli military spokesperson did not immediately reply to a Reuters request for comment on the report.

The Gaza health ministry says more than 100 people have died from starvation in the Palestinian enclave since Israel cut off supplies to the territory in March.

Israel, which has been at war with the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza since October 2023, lifted that blockade in May but has restrictions in place that it says are needed to prevent aid from being diverted to armed groups.

In the first two weeks of July, the UN children's agency UNICEF treated 5,000 children facing acute malnutrition in Gaza.

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday Gaza was suffering man-made mass starvation caused by a blockade on aid into the enclave.