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| Gaza conflict: Israel and Palestinians 'agree ceasefire' | Gaza conflict: Israel and Palestinians 'agree ceasefire' |
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| Israel and Palestinian groups have agreed to a 72-hour humanitarian truce in Gaza, officials say. | Israel and Palestinian groups have agreed to a 72-hour humanitarian truce in Gaza, officials say. |
| The ceasefire will start at 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT) on Tuesday. | The ceasefire will start at 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT) on Tuesday. |
| Israel held its own seven-hour "humanitarian window" in Gaza on Monday but then resumed its military operations. | Israel held its own seven-hour "humanitarian window" in Gaza on Monday but then resumed its military operations. |
| Health officials in Gaza say more than 1,800 Palestinians have been killed in the four-week conflict, which has also claimed 67 Israeli lives. | Health officials in Gaza say more than 1,800 Palestinians have been killed in the four-week conflict, which has also claimed 67 Israeli lives. |
| A Thai national working in Israel was also killed. | |
| 'Without preconditions' | |
| There have been several truces called during the conflict but none has lasted, with each side accusing the other of violations. | |
| The latest was discussed on Monday by various Palestinian groups in Cairo, although Israel did not attend. | |
| However, a senior Israeli official later told the BBC: "Israel will accept the draft of the Egyptian proposal for an unconditional ceasefire, without preconditions and for 72 hours, starting tomorrow at 08:00." | However, a senior Israeli official later told the BBC: "Israel will accept the draft of the Egyptian proposal for an unconditional ceasefire, without preconditions and for 72 hours, starting tomorrow at 08:00." |
| Azzam al-Ahmed, leader of the Palestinian delegation, said: "The Palestinians have agreed to a ceasefire proposed by Egypt." | |
| Egypt negotiated a similar truce earlier in the conflict that was accepted by Israel but rejected by Hamas, which controls Gaza. | Egypt negotiated a similar truce earlier in the conflict that was accepted by Israel but rejected by Hamas, which controls Gaza. |
| The new agreement proposes that delegations from all sides then attend further talks in Cairo. | The new agreement proposes that delegations from all sides then attend further talks in Cairo. |
| The main Palestinian demands remain on the table, notably a full Israeli troop withdrawal from Gaza, the end of the blockade of the territory and the opening of border crossings. | |
| Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said again on Monday that Israel's main goal was to "return quiet and security to the citizens of Israel". | |
| Speaking after the seven-hour truce ended, he also said that the military operation would not end until all tunnels used by militants to infiltrate Israel were destroyed. |