Egypt announced on Wednesday that a ceasefire had been reached to end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, starting later in the day.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr made the announcement in a joint news conference with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The ceasefire would come into effect at 1900 GMT, said Amr, whose country has been at the heart of efforts to broker an end to the conflict.
“Egypt has made great efforts ... since the start of the latest escalation in the Gaza Strip,” Amr said. “These efforts and contacts have resulted in understandings to cease fire and restore calm and halt the bloodshed that the last period has seen,” he added. “Egypt calls on all to monitor the implementation of what has been agreed under Egypt’s sponsorship and to guarantee the commitment of all the parties to what has been agreed,” he said.
In Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has agreed to “give a chance” to an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire.
“A short while ago Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with (US) President Barack Obama and agreed to his recommendation to give a chance to an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire and thereby give an opportunity for the stabilisation of the situation and a calming of it before there is a need to use greater force,” Netanyahu said in a statement.
In Washington, President Obama thanked his Egyptian counterpart for his role is negotiating the Gaza truce.
“The president thanked President Morsi for his efforts to achieve a sustainable ceasefire and for his personal leadership in negotiating a ceasefire proposal,” the White House said in a statement. AGENCIES
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Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr has finally announced Gaza cease fire saying that the two sides, Israel and Hamas have finally reached an agreement over the truce.
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There would be no violence if there were no occupation. The blockade of Gaza has made life very difficult and humiliating for the residents in this large concentration camp. They have tried secular PLO and negotiated with Israel but it did not make any difference for them in the last two decades. Now both Gaza and Israeli govt are extreme rightwing and religious fanatics, the result is about 150 dead human being. There would be no war if there is no occupation or when ratio of dead becomes lower than what it is now like 1:20. The day Palestinians bring this ratio more equitable there would be no mindless invasions by Israel.
@ Cautious
If you ain't happy with the news titles on this website, then go troll your own newspapers
Israel surely is a terrorist state...
Title of article is "Israel Aggression" - yet the content of the article is based on a mutually agreed cease fire. Bush league journalism - Editor needs to do something other than write editorials.
just the look on Hillary's face, of pride, arrogance, 'you can't do anything about it' attitude, says it all