Israel and Hamas agree ceasefire 72 hours proposed by Egypt
An Israeli government spokesman has confirmed the commitment of this administration to "start implementing the Egyptian initiative" on Tuesday morning. "If the ceasefire is respected, there will be no need for the presence of forces in the Gaza Strip," he noted.
For its part, Hamas spokesman, Sami Abu Zuhri, Reuters reported that the party-militia has already moved to Egypt "conformity with the quiet period of 72 hours."
Chief Palestinian negotiator, Ahmed Azam to, leader of the Fatah movement, said in a statement that during the truce Egypt develop contacts with Israel and the Palestinian negotiating team, also includes members of other groups such as Hamas, to "get the demands Palestinian to stop aggression and end the blockade "on Gaza.
failed truce
The parties have already agreed on Thursday to end their fighting for three days, but the calm blew up in just a few hours on Friday morning. Israel gave the truce broken after an attack by Hamas militants against a group of soldiers.
Since Israel launched operation 'Margin Protector' on the Gaza Strip, on 8 July, has killed more than 1,800 Palestinians, mostly civilians. On the Israeli side, have killed 64 soldiers and three civilians.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Monday urged Israelis and Palestinians to accept this new truce, with the hope that it may give rise to a "permanent" agreement and the return of "stability" in the area. The Egyptian government invited the parties to send delegations to Cairo to negotiate the long-term pact.
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