Gaza conflict: Israel accepts cease-fire proposed by Egypt, Hamas rejects it

July 15, 2014 13:36

The Israeli Cabinet has accepted an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire to end a week of conflict with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip that has killed 185 Palestinians and exposed millions of Israelis to Hamas rocket fire.

The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Cabinet met on Tuesday morning and accepted the proposal, which went into effect at 9 am.

It calls for a cease-fire to begin within 12 hours of "unconditional acceptance' by the sides, followed by the opening of Gaza's border crossings and talks in Cairo within two days. Read

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