The US and the UN announced on Thursday evening a 72-hour ceasefire in Gaza and a new round of negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian representatives in Egypt after three weeks of fighting which has claimed nearly 1500 lives.
US secretary of state John Kerry and Ban Ki-Moon, secretary-general of the UN, said in a statement that an “unconditional humanitarian ceasefire” had been agreed by all parties and would begin at 8am local time on Friday.
The announcement comes after the White House intensified pressure on Israel over the loss of civilian life in Gaza, while Israel promised to keep trying to destroy tunnels built by Hamas even if there were a ceasefire.
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