JERUSALEM: Israel on Wednesday agreed to a truce in the Gaza Strip, but announced that it will not lift its blockade of the Palestinian territory, Israeli sources said, declining to give further details of any deal.
Shortly before, a Palestinian official with knowledge of Egyptian mediation between the two sides told Reuters that there was a ceasefire agreement to end eight days of fighting in Gaza that has killed more than 140 Palestinians and five Israelis.
Israel's Channel Two television said a ceasefire would be announced in Cairo later in the evening by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Egypt’s foreign minister also confirmed the ceasefire, adding that the ceasefire will go into effect on 7 pm (GMT).
The Israeli prime minister has also confirmed that a ceasefire agreement has been reached.
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The only winners in this latest contest are the chest thumpers and munition makers - once again the people on both sides end up the losers. Unfortunately the leaders on both sides lack the will, imagination and guts to accommodate and seek an acceptable solution - the same leaders who will likely get a boost in their popularity as a result of this debacle.
@Xtreme
Agree. Every Pakistani, every Musalman should protest Israel in the strongest terms. Every muslim should be ready to sacrifice his life for the emancipation of palestinians/Kashmiris/Rohingyas.
Forget Rawalpindi, Karachi, Quetta (3 blasts in a day, congrats by the way!)! but one should never forget Palistine or Kashmir.
Gaza, the largest prison in the world....