Israel agrees to Egypt-brokered Gaza truce


Last Updated: August 07, 2022, 19:40 IST

Cairo was waiting for the Palestinian response, as part of Egyptian mediation efforts three days into renewed conflict in the Gaza Strip. (Image: Reuters)

Truce talks are taking place after three days of deadly fighting between the Gaza militants and Israel

Israel has agreed to a truce in Gaza, an Egyptian security source said Sunday.

“The Israeli side has accepted,” the source said, adding that Cairo was waiting for the Palestinian response, as part of Egyptian mediation efforts three days into renewed conflict in the Gaza Strip.

Since the conflict began on Friday, 31 Palestinians — including six children — have been killed, while 275 people have been wounded, said health authorities in the enclave where several buildings were reduced to rubble and militants fired their first rockets at Jerusalem.

The fighting is the worst in Gaza since an 11-day war last year devastated the impoverished coastal territory, home to about 2.3 million Palestinians, and forced Israelis to seek shelter from rockets.

Egypt, a historic broker between Israel and armed groups in Gaza, negotiated the ceasefire that ended an 11-day conflict in May of last year.

An Islamic Jihad source said Sunday that truce talks are taking place after three days of deadly fighting between the Gaza militants and Israel.

“Discussions are underway at the highest levels towards calm. The resistance will not stop if the occupation’s (Israel) aggression and crimes do not stop,” the source told AFP.

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