DHAKA: Palestinian Hamas has declared a 24-hour ceasefire after Israel ended an earlier truce amid continuing rocket fire from Gaza.

A spokesman for Hamas said its ceasefire would start from 14:00 local time (11:00 GMT), reported BBC.

Israel earlier resumed its military offensive in Gaza after a short pause as Hamas continued to launch rockets at Israel.

More than 1,000 Palestinians and 46 Israelis have been killed in recent days.

BDST: 1650 HRS, JUL 27, 2014