{"id":9326,"date":"2024-02-09T10:59:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T15:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/?p=9326"},"modified":"2024-02-09T10:59:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T15:59:36","slug":"pef-calls-for-negotiated-ceasefire-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/press-releases\/pef-calls-for-negotiated-ceasefire-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"PEF calls for negotiated ceasefire in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>PEF President Wayne Spence issued the following statement on Feb. 9, 2024:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has now been more than four months since the horrific acts of terror committed by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, which killed more than 1,200 Israelis and others. 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