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Israelis and Palestinians Agree to New 72-Hour Cease-Fire

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Israelis and Palestinians Agree to New 72-Hour Cease-Fire

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators on Sunday accepted Egypt’s call for a new 72-hour cease-fire in the Gaza fighting to start at one minute after midnight Monday and for a resumption of Egyptian-mediated negotiations toward a more durable solution for Gaza.

The Israeli government said in a statement that it had accepted the Egyptian cease-fire request. On Sunday evening, Azzam al-Ahmad, the lead Palestinian negotiator in Cairo, said the delegation, which includes Hamas, had notified the Egyptians “that we agreed on the cease-fire based on the Egyptian statement.”

The last cease-fire expired on Friday, and Hamas, the Islamic group that dominates Gaza, fired rockets into Israel, prompting Israel to resume its airstrikes.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/11/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-strip-conflict.html?emc=edit_na_20140810




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