The Israeli government has agreed to a mutual ceasefire with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, proposed by Egypt, that would put an end to 11 days of rocket strikes on Israel and IDF bombardment of Gaza.
Israel has accepted the Egyptian-mediated ceasefire proposal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office confirmed on Thursday evening local time. National Security Adviser Meir Ben Shabbat was authorized to start talks with Egypt on the ceasefire initiative, to work out the details and the starting date, Israeli media reported. The truce will be "mutual and unconditional," the Israeli cabinet said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Hamas and Islamic Jihad have confirmed in a statement that they will observe the ceasefire. Earlier, Reuters cited a Hamas official who said a “mutual and simultaneous” truce with Israel will begin at 2am local time on Friday.
One Israeli reporter said that a ceasefire of sorts may already be in effect, as no rockets had been fired from Gaza for 90 minutes already. However, air raid sirens began to sound in southern Israel shortly afterwards, followed by reports of a new Israeli strike in Gaza....RT
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Office of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday confirmed that the Security Cabinet voted unanimously to approve ceasefire in Gaza.
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According to Reuters, citing a Hamas official, Israel and the military group will enter a "mutual and simultaneous" Gaza truce at 2 a.m. local time [23:00 GMT] on Friday.
According to AFP, both Hamas and the Islamic Jihad have confirmed the ceasefire.
A Walla News reporter said, citing an Israeli official, that the agreement is "unconditional", and there are no understandings or commitments in regard with al-Aqsa mosque or Sheikh Jarrah as part of the agreement.
The ceasefire will reportedly be monitored by Egypt, with the country's president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ordering two security delegations to be dispatched in Israel and the Palestinian territories to uphold the ceasefire.
The meeting of the Security Cabinet was convened earlier in the day by the Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, reportedly ending after three hours.
In wake of a possible truce, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said that he would welcome the ceasefire by Israel, but it will not be enough, as Jerusalem remains the key issue....SPUTNIK
Un representante de Hamás confirmó a Reuters que el alto el fuego será "mutuo y simultáneo" y entrará en vigor a partir de las 02:00 de este viernes (23:00 GMT del jueves).
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