The Israelis and Palestinians reached a new agreement ceasefire in Gaza is expected that the official announcement is made in Egypt, where he negotiated the truce, said a spokesman for Hamas, the Islamist group dominating the enclave.
"An agreement has been reached between both parties and we are waiting for the announcement from Cairo to determine the zero hour for their implementation," said Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said in Gaza.
Egypt mediates indirect talks between the two sides held since the beginning of the conflict, on July 8, confirmed that the "cease-fire" must "enter into force at 1600 GMT."
"Egypt announced that Palestinians and Israelis struck a ceasefire, which comes into force at 19H00 local (16H00 GMT)," the state news agency MENA, which did not specify the duration of the truce.
Shortly after the Egyptian announcement, an Israeli government official said Israel accepted a cease "unlimited" fire in Gaza.
It is expected that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt soon issue a detailed report on the new ceasefire statement, according to two Egyptian officials
Najala Ziad, a senior leader of Islamic Jihad, said the deal includes a ceasefire "without end" and relieving the blockade of Gaza by Israel to allow the entry of humanitarian aid and supplies to the territory devastated by war.
Palestinian officials had earlier declared that the latest initiative of Cairo called unlimited end of hostilities, the immediate opening of Gaza's border crossings with Israel and Egypt and an expansion of the area of fishing in the Mediterranean enclave.
Talks on more complex issues such as building an airport and a seaport in Gaza begin next month, najala said.
The Hamas leader, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the agreement.
Terms are confirmed, it would mean in practice that Hamas eventually accepted the conditions similar to those that ended more than a week of fighting in 2012.
Israel promised then gradually ease restrictions, while Hamas promised to desist from firing rockets from Gaza into Israel. The truce was maintained, but the blockade of the Gaza border remained largely intact.
Both Israel and Egypt see Hamas as a security threat and require assurances that weapons will not enter the territory economically devastated.
Israel and Egypt imposed the blockade in 2007 when Hamas seized Gaza by force. The restrictions prevent virtually all 1.8 million Gazans to travel or trade. Some thousands can leave the coastal territory each month.
During the war, Hamas had said it would accept a cease-fire in exchange for lifting the blockade. But in recent days Israel escalated its attacks on Gaza. Since the weekend was shot down five tall office buildings, apartments and shops.
Israel bombed two tall buildings on Tuesday in Gaza City with dozens of homes and shops, he shot down one and caused serious damage to the other.
Attacks Basha completely demolished the tower of 15 floors with apartments and offices, and caused severe damage to the Italian resort, built in the 1990s by an Italian entrepreneur, 72 apartments and 60 shops.
In this war so far killed at least 133 Gazans 2000 and another 11,000 have been wounded, according to UN and Palestinian health authorities. The UN estimates that some 100,000 people have been left homeless.
Israel suffered 68 deaths, all but four of them soldiers.
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