Wall Street Journal | Egypt Proposes Cease-Fire Between Israel and Hamas Wall Street Journal Egypt made the first serious diplomatic move to halt the weeklong air war between Israel and Hamas, offering a detailed cease-fire proposal that would take effect Tuesday and inviting both sides and the U.S. to Cairo for talks. A top Israeli official ... Israel accepts Egypt ceasefire plan to end Gaza fighting Hamas rejects Egypt ceasefire plan for Gaza Israel accepts Egypt proposal to end Gaza conflict |
USA TODAY | Egypt proposes cease-fire for Israel, Hamas USA TODAY GAZA CITY — A cease-fire plan proposed by Egypt is the most serious attempt yet by international mediators to end bloody fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Hamas' top leader in Gaza confirmed Monday there was "diplomatic ... |
Israel targets top Hamas leader as cease-fire collapses Reuters Under a blueprint announced by Egypt - Gaza's neighbour and whose military-backed government has been at odds with Islamist Hamas - a mutual "de-escalation" was to have begun at 9 a.m. (0600 GMT), with hostilities ceasing within 12 hours. Hamas' ... |
Kerry postpones Mideast trip to give Egyptian mediation efforts a chance CNN Washington (CNN) -- Secretary of State John Kerry is postponing a visit to the Middle East to give Egyptian efforts at negotiating a cease-fire between Israelis and Hamas a chance to take root, several senior U.S. officials tell CNN. Kerry was to ... |
RT | Israel approves, Hamas rejects Egyptian-proposed Gaza truce RT Israel announced it will agree to an Egyptian-backed ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the security cabinet has stated. However, the peace plan looks in ruins, with Hamas rejecting the initiative, saying “this proposal is not acceptable.” Prime Minister ... |
NPR (blog) | Israel Accepts Cease-Fire Proposal From Egypt NPR (blog) Israel's Security Cabinet has accepted Egypt's proposal for a cease-fire with Hamas in Gaza. Hamas has not yet formally accepted the proposal. According to The Associated Press: The plan calls for a cease-fire to begin within 12 hours of "unconditional ... |
ABC News | Israel Accepts Cease-Fire to End Gaza Conflict ABC News Israel resumed its heavy bombardment of Gaza on Tuesday and warned that Hamas "would pay the price" after the Islamic militant group rejected an Egyptian truce plan and instead unleashed more rocket barrages at the Jewish state, causing the first ... |
Egypt Proposes Israeli-Palestinian Cease-Fire Wall Street Journal Egypt's foreign ministry late Monday proposed a cease-fire initiative aimed at stopping Israeli-Palestinian fighting and ending "aggression against the Palestinians." According to a statement, the Egyptian plan would call for a de-escalation in ... |
Middle East Eye | Egypt-brokered Gaza truce may take effect tomorrow: reports Middle East Eye A truce to end the fighting in Gaza between Hamas and Israel appeared close on Monday evening, after a deal proposed by Egypt called for hostilities to be “de-escalated” by 09.00 GMT tomorrow and for a full ceasefire to be enforced at 18.00 GMT. There ... |
CNN | Cease-fire effort collapses as rockets, airstrikes continue CNN Gaza City (CNN) -- An Egypt-backed cease-fire between Israel and Hamas fell apart Tuesday as rocket attacks from Gaza were again answered by Israeli airstrikes. The rocket attacks from Hamas militants in Gaza never ceased, Israeli officials said. For ... |