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Israel, Palestinians agree truce from Sunday evening - Reuters sources

Published: 07 Aug 2022 - 04:42 pm | Last Updated: 07 Aug 2022 - 04:52 pm
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Reuters

GAZA/JERUSALEM : Israel and Palestinian have agreed to observe a truce in Gaza from Sunday evening as proposed by Cairo, sources said

An Egyptian security source said Israel had agreed to the truce offer, while a Palestinian official familiar with Egyptian mediation efforts said it would go into effect at 20:00 (1900 GMT).

Spokespeople for Israel and Islamic Jihad did not confirm this, saying only that they were in contact with Cairo.