Israel agrees 12-hour Gaza ceasefire
Israel has announced a unilateral 12-hour ceasefire in Gaza starting on Saturday morning, a US official said.
“Israel has agreed to a 12-hour ceasefire from 07:00 am Saturday,” said the US official travelling with Secretary of State John Kerry, who was leaving Cairo without securing a longer ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian movement Hamas.
It was unclear whether the ceasefire was due to start at 7:00 am Israeli time or GMT.
Similarly, a Hamas official told AFP on Saturday that the Islamist militant group would observe a 12-hour Gaza ceasefire starting later in the morning.
“Hamas agrees on a ceasefire for 12 hours starting this morning,” said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.