Reports: Gaza Factions Agree to Ceasefire
The Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip have reportedly agreed to halt rocket fire into Israel. Jerusalem has not given any official statement regarding ceasefire agreements and the security cabinet instructed the IDF to continue its operations in Gaza 'as necessary'
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| 13/11/2018
An explosion caused by Israeli airstrikes on the building of Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV station in Gaza City (Photo: AP)
Palestinian reports claim Gaza factions have agreed to a ceasefire at Egypt's request after conflicting reports emerged earlier as to Hamas’ willingness to concede to a ceasefire at this point.
The terrorist group said it would not consider stopping launching rockets at Israel without "international guarantees," i24 News reports, citing local media reports. According to Israel National News, a source in Hamas said that the terrorist factions in Gaza believe that Israel has “gotten the message.” Reuters reports that Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said that ceasefire is possible if Israel halts its attacks.
Egypt has reportedly been spearheading attempts to orchestrate a ceasefire to end the latest flare-up, which saw over 400 rockets and mortars launched at Israel’s south beginning Monday afternoon and continuing throughout Tuesday, killing one and wounded some 70 civilians.
A joint Egypt-UN delegation is said to be arriving on Wednesday for talks in both Gaza and Israel in hopes of salvaging months of work towards a long-term truce to restore calm to the border.
Israel has not given any official statement regarding ceasefire agreements, and conflicting reports emerged Tuesday concerning Israel's continued participation in negotiations in light of the massive rocket bombardment.
A number of diplomatic sources have claimed that Israel is no longer cooperating with UN and Egyptian efforts. At the same time, the Israeli daily Haaretz quoted a foreign diplomatic source who denied that Israeli contacts with Egypt and the UN have come to an end.
Egypt has told both Israel and the Palestinians that they need to commit to de-escalation. Cairo is also reportedly pressuring the international community to step up and intervene to "stop Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip."
The UN special envoy for Middle East peace, Nickolay Mladenov said Monday night that the UN was working closely with Egypt to pressure Gaza to "step back from the brink."
Meanwhile, Israel's security cabinet recently concluded a seven-hour-long meeting to discuss the latest escalation. The Cabinet instructed the IDF to continue its operations in Gaza "as necessary."
Earlier Tuesday, the Israeli military reinforced Armored Corps and Infantry units near the Strip, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said.
The Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip have reportedly agreed to halt rocket fire into Israel. Jerusalem has not given any official statement regarding ceasefire agreements and the security cabinet instructed the IDF to continue its operations in Gaza 'as necessary'
An explosion caused by Israeli airstrikes on the building of Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV station in Gaza City (Photo: AP)
Palestinian reports claim Gaza factions have agreed to a ceasefire at Egypt's request after conflicting reports emerged earlier as to Hamas’ willingness to concede to a ceasefire at this point.
The terrorist group said it would not consider stopping launching rockets at Israel without "international guarantees," i24 News reports, citing local media reports. According to Israel National News, a source in Hamas said that the terrorist factions in Gaza believe that Israel has “gotten the message.” Reuters reports that Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said that ceasefire is possible if Israel halts its attacks.
Egypt has reportedly been spearheading attempts to orchestrate a ceasefire to end the latest flare-up, which saw over 400 rockets and mortars launched at Israel’s south beginning Monday afternoon and continuing throughout Tuesday, killing one and wounded some 70 civilians.
A joint Egypt-UN delegation is said to be arriving on Wednesday for talks in both Gaza and Israel in hopes of salvaging months of work towards a long-term truce to restore calm to the border.
Israel has not given any official statement regarding ceasefire agreements, and conflicting reports emerged Tuesday concerning Israel's continued participation in negotiations in light of the massive rocket bombardment.
A number of diplomatic sources have claimed that Israel is no longer cooperating with UN and Egyptian efforts. At the same time, the Israeli daily Haaretz quoted a foreign diplomatic source who denied that Israeli contacts with Egypt and the UN have come to an end.
Egypt has told both Israel and the Palestinians that they need to commit to de-escalation. Cairo is also reportedly pressuring the international community to step up and intervene to "stop Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip."
The UN special envoy for Middle East peace, Nickolay Mladenov said Monday night that the UN was working closely with Egypt to pressure Gaza to "step back from the brink."
Meanwhile, Israel's security cabinet recently concluded a seven-hour-long meeting to discuss the latest escalation. The Cabinet instructed the IDF to continue its operations in Gaza "as necessary."
Earlier Tuesday, the Israeli military reinforced Armored Corps and Infantry units near the Strip, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said.
