GAZA, Ramadan 29, 1435, Jul 26, 2014, SPA -- A 12-hour humanitarian truce went into effect on Saturday after Israel and Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip agreed to a U.N. request for a pause in fighting, and efforts to secure a long-term cease-fire moved ahead, Reuters reported. Israel's military said it would hold fire starting at 8 a.m. (0500 GMT) but would pursue its search for tunnels used by Palestinians. A spokesman for Hamas, which is dominant in the Gaza Strip, said all Palestinian factions would abide by the brief truce. --SPA 12:23 LOCAL TIME 09:23 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w