Israel agrees to Egypt-brokered Gaza truce: Egyptian source
Israel agrees to Egypt-brokered Gaza truce: Egyptian source
Israel has reportedly agreed to a truce, according to an Egyptian source, after its forced pounded impoverished Gaza for three days and killed at least 31 Palestinians.
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At least 31 Palestinians, including children, have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza over the past three days [Getty]
Israel has agreed to a truce in Gaza, an Egyptian security source said Sunday.
"The Israeli side has accepted," the source said, adding that Cairo was waiting for the Palestinian response, as part of Egyptian mediation efforts three days into renewed conflict in the Gaza Strip.
Since the conflict began on Friday, 31 Palestinians - including six children - have been killed, while 275 people have been wounded, said health authorities in the enclave where several buildings were reduced to rubble.
The fighting is the worst in Gaza since an 11-day war last year devastated the impoverished coastal territory, home to about 2.3 million Palestinians.
Egypt, a historic broker between Israel and armed groups in Gaza, negotiated the ceasefire that ended an 11-day conflict in May of last year.
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