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| Egypt proposes Israel-Gaza ceasefire | Egypt proposes Israel-Gaza ceasefire |
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| Egypt has proposed a ceasefire to end a week of cross-border fire between the Gaza Strip and Israel. | Egypt has proposed a ceasefire to end a week of cross-border fire between the Gaza Strip and Israel. |
| The initiative, announced by the foreign ministry, urges a ceasefire starting on Tuesday morning followed by a series of meetings in Cairo with high-level delegations from both sides. | The initiative, announced by the foreign ministry, urges a ceasefire starting on Tuesday morning followed by a series of meetings in Cairo with high-level delegations from both sides. |
| It comes ahead of an urgent meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo. | It comes ahead of an urgent meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo. |
| Hamas, the faction that controls Gaza, confirmed that truce efforts were under way but said no deal had yet been done. | |
| There was no immediate reaction from Israel. | |
| Palestinian officials say at least 175 people in Gaza have been killed by Israeli air strikes since the offensive began last Tuesday. | Palestinian officials say at least 175 people in Gaza have been killed by Israeli air strikes since the offensive began last Tuesday. |
| Israel says nearly 1,000 rockets have been fired from Gaza in that time. | Israel says nearly 1,000 rockets have been fired from Gaza in that time. |
| Thousands of people have fled their homes in northern Gaza after an Israeli warning. Israel has also massed thousands of troops on the border, amid speculation of a possible ground invasion. | |
| Egyptian state media has reported that US Secretary of State John Kerry will be in Cairo on Tuesday to try to help broker a truce, but the US has not confirmed this. | |
| The BBC's Orla Guerin in Cairo says Egypt has been accused of failing to play its usual role of mediator between Israel and Hamas. | |
| After a week of bloodshed, it has now at least produced a blueprint for a deal, she adds. | After a week of bloodshed, it has now at least produced a blueprint for a deal, she adds. |
| The current outbreak of violence followed the killing of three Israeli teenagers in June and the suspected revenge killing of a Palestinian teenager in Jerusalem. | |
| Israeli officials said on Monday that three arrested Israeli Jews had confessed to the murder of the Palestinian, Mohammed Abu Khdair. | |
| The three, whose names have not been released, have been remanded in custody. |