Israel and the Palestinians agreed on Sunday to an Egyptian proposal for a new 72-hour ceasefire in Gaza starting at 1700 ET, officials from the warring sides said.
“Israel has accepted Egypt’s proposal,” a senior Israeli government official said, adding Israeli negotiators would return to Cairo on Monday to resume indirect talks with the Palestinians if the truce held.
The Israeli team had flown home on Friday before a previous three-day truce expired and hostilities in the month-old conflict broke out again.
A Hamas official said Palestinian factions had accepted Egypt’s call and that the Cairo talks would continue.
In a statement, Egypt’s Foreign …read more
Source: Newsweek
