GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israel and Palestinian militants have agreed to observe a truce in Gaza from Sunday evening, as proposed by Cairo, sources said, after a weekend-long shelling of Palestinian targets by Israel has pushed militants to target its towns with longer-range rockets.
An Egyptian security source said Israel had accepted the truce offer, while a Palestinian official familiar with Egyptian mediation efforts said it would come into effect at 8 p.m. (1900 GMT).
Spokespersons for Israel and Islamic Jihad, the faction they have been fighting in Gaza since clashes erupted on Friday, did not confirm this, saying only that they were in contact with Cairo.
An Egyptian security source said Israel had accepted the truce offer, while a Palestinian official familiar with Egyptian mediation efforts said it would come into effect at 8 p.m. (1900 GMT).
Spokespersons for Israel and Islamic Jihad, the faction they have been fighting in Gaza since clashes erupted on Friday, did not confirm this, saying only that they were in contact with Cairo.
