Indonesian News One An Egyptian officials and mediators said Israel and the Palestinians agreed to a cease-fire for 72 hours. The truce will begin Tuesday, August 5th, 2014 at 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT). This ceasefire proposal appears in the negotiations that took place in Cairo, Egypt, every few days after a ceasefire plan for three days last week failed to do. (See also: Israel Announces Unilateral Ceasefire)
Sami Abu Zuhri, Hamas spokesman, told the Reuters news agency that he had agreed to the draft. Senior Israeli officials have also said the same thing to the BBC. "Israel will accept the Egyptian proposal to draft an unconditional ceasefire for 72 hours," said the official who declined to be named. (See also: UN chief Frustration Confront Israel-Hamas)
Bloodshed that occurred in Gaza has so far killed more than 1,800 Palestinians and 64 Israeli soldiers and three Israeli civilians. World continue to call for the two sides agreed to a ceasefire in the longer term.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not stop military operations in Gaza without being able to guarantee the security of its citizens. However, efforts to keep the talks held in Cairo, which was also attended by the Hamas. Egypt hopes ceasefire to be followed by negotiations to reach a permanent ceasefire and restore stability.
