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| Israel offers Gaza truce extension, no word from Hamas | |
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| Israel has offered to extend a three-day ceasefire in Gaza which began on Tuesday after nearly a month of conflict, Israeli officials say. | |
| There has been no comment yet from the militant Palestinian movement Hamas, which controls Gaza. | There has been no comment yet from the militant Palestinian movement Hamas, which controls Gaza. |
| Indirect talks between Palestinian factions and Israel have been taking place, mediated by Egypt. | Indirect talks between Palestinian factions and Israel have been taking place, mediated by Egypt. |
| More than 1,800 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and 67 Israelis, mainly soldiers, have died in the conflict. | |
| A Thai national in Israel was also killed. | A Thai national in Israel was also killed. |
| In his first comments since the 72-hour truce began, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Hamas for all of the civilian casualties, saying it had used civilians as human shields. | |
| The Palestinian delegation at the Cairo talks includes negotiators from Hamas, as well as members of Islamic Jihad and the Palestinian Authority. | |
| The main Palestinian demands include the end of Israel's blockade of Gaza, in place since 2007, and the opening of border crossings. The Palestinians also want internationally funded reconstruction. | |
| The names of those representing Israel have not been given. | |
| Israel has been stung by widespread international criticism of its month-long bombing campaign in Gaza, says the BBC's Wyre Davies, in Jerusalem. | |
| Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza have been returning to their homes. Many have found nothing left, reports the BBC's Jon Donnison, in Gaza. | |
| Norway is organising a donor conference to help fund Gaza's reconstruction. | |
| Israel launched Operation Protective Edge on 8 July with the stated aim of ending rocket attacks from Gaza. | |
| On 17 July, it began ground operations intended to destroy tunnels used by militants to infiltrate Israel. |