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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. | Hamas, the faction that controls Gaza, confirmed that truce efforts were under way but said no deal had yet been done. |
Israeli officials said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet would convene on Tuesday to discuss the proposal. | |
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. | 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. |
Ismail Haniyeh, a Hamas leader in Gaza, said in a speech broadcast on al-Jazeera that Hamas was not only seeking an end to the fighting but also an easing of the Israeli blockade that has crippled life in Gaza. | |
"The problem is the reality of Gaza, the siege, the starving, the bombing. The siege must stop and people in Gaza need to live in dignity," he said. | |
Israel imposed a blockade on Gaza when Hamas - which is designated a terrorist group by Israel, the US and other countries - took over in 2007. | |
Israel is demanding an end to rocket attacks on its towns and cities from Gaza. | |
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. | 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. | 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. |
In 2012 Egypt's then-President Mohammed Morsi brokered a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, using the influence his Muslim Brotherhood held with the Palestinian group. | |
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. | 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. | 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. | The three, whose names have not been released, have been remanded in custody. |
Are you in Israel or Gaza? What are your hopes for a ceasefire? You can email your experiences to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk, using the subject line 'Israel Gaza'. |