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| Israel accepts Egypt proposal to end Gaza conflict | |
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| Israel has accepted a Egyptian proposal for a truce in the conflict in Gaza. | |
| Hamas, which controls Gaza, has not formally responded. But its armed wing has rejected the plan as a "surrender". | |
| The proposal urges a ceasefire starting imminently, followed by a series of meetings in Cairo with high-level delegations from both sides. | |
| Palestinian officials say at least 192 people have been killed by Israeli air strikes launched eight days ago to stop militants firing rockets into Israel. | |
| The UN estimates that over three-quarters of these were civilians. | |
| An estimated 1,400 Palestinians have been injured. | |
| At least four Israelis have been seriously injured since the violence flared, but no-one has been killed. | |
| No guarantee | |
| Israel's security cabinet, convened by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, voted to approve the truce on Tuesday morning, minutes before the proposed time for it to come into effect. | |
| The BBC's Kevin Connolly says there is no surprise in the proposal's formula. Something like this has always been the likeliest way out of the crisis, our correspondent says. | |
| But there is no guarantee it will work, he adds. | |
| For now, Hamas sources are saying its attacks will "increase in ferocity and intensity" unless Israel releases prisoners and co-operates with Egypt to lift economic restrictions on Gaza. | |
| That is not encouraging but does not mean that a deal will not ultimately be done, our correspondent says - just that it will not be easy. |