72-Hour Truce Takes Effect in Gaza
Egypt's plan called for a 72-hour-long truce to begin at 0500 GMT on Tuesday and then for representatives of Israeli and Palestinian factions to attend talks in Cairo to negotiate a longer-term agreement.
Palestinian groups, including envoys of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, met the head of Egyptian intelligence in Cairo earlier on Monday to formulate a plan to end the violence.
A few hours later, Zionist regime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet agreed to accept Egypt's proposal.
Afterward, Hamas who dominate Gaza announced their agreement to the truce as well.
"Hamas told Egypt a short while ago of its acceptance of a 72-hour period of calm," Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters.
The Zionist regime launched its brutal offensive on July 8. The air, sea and land strikes have so far killed at least 1,865 Palestinians and injured over 9,500 others.
