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An unexploded Israeli missile in Gaza went off as bomb experts were attempting to diffuse, it leaving five people dead, including an Italian Associated Press journalist, on the last day of a 72-hour truce. An unexploded Israeli missile in Gaza went off as bomb experts were trying to diffuse it, leaving five people dead, including an Italian Associated Press journalist, on the last day of a 72-hour truce.
The deadly incident in the northern town of Beit Lahiya occured on Wednesday as Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Cairo tried to thrash out a more permanent end to more than a month of violence, ahead midnight deadline. The deadly incident in the northern town of Beit Lahiya occured on Wednesday as Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Cairo tried to thrash out a more permanent end to more than a month of violence, ahead of a midnight deadline.
The missile detonated as bomb squad officers were trying to dismantle it, killing at least five and wounding another five, three of them critically, Kamal Adwan hospital spokesman Muayin al-Masri told AFP. An interior ministry spokesman, Iyad al-Buzam, said a foreign journalist was among those killed. The missile detonated as bomb squad officers were trying to dismantle it, killing at least five and wounding another five, three of them critically, Kamal Adwan hospital spokesman Muayin al-Masri told AFP.
The foreign journalist was named as AP video reporter Simone Camilli, 35. Camilli and a translator working with the AP, Ali Shehda Abu Afash, were accompanying the ordnance team on assignment when the explosion occurred. The police said four other people were seriously injured, including AP photographer Hatem Moussa. The foreign journalist was named as AP video reporter Simone Camilli, 35. Camilli and a translator working with the AP, Ali Shehda Abu Afash, were accompanying the ordnance team on the assignment when the explosion occurred. Police said four other people were seriously injured, including AP photographer Hatem Moussa.
The deaths came as Egyptian mediators scrambled to secure agreement from both sides to extend a three-day lull which expires at midnight. By then, negotiators must either agree on a permanent truce, accept an extension or risk a resumption of five weeks of bloody fighting that has killed more than 1,950 Palestinians, 64 Israeli soldiers and three civilians in Israel.The deaths came as Egyptian mediators scrambled to secure agreement from both sides to extend a three-day lull which expires at midnight. By then, negotiators must either agree on a permanent truce, accept an extension or risk a resumption of five weeks of bloody fighting that has killed more than 1,950 Palestinians, 64 Israeli soldiers and three civilians in Israel.
No violations to the ceasefire have been reported, but Israel said Wednesday its navy fired warning shots to halt a motor boat near Rafah as it approached Gaza's perimeter. As the skies remained calm for a third day, around a dozen men worked to clear the debris from the bombed-out generator at the territory's sole power station in Nusseirat, in the central Gaza Strip. No violations to the ceasefire have been reported, but Israel said on Wednesday its navy fired warning shots to halt a motor boat near Rafah as it approached Gaza's perimeter. As the skies remained calm for a third day, around a dozen men worked to clear the debris from the bombed-out generator at the territory's sole power station in Nusseirat, in the central Gaza Strip.
But with the end of the ceasefire approaching, residents were pessimistic about the possibility of a lasting peace. Sat outside his air-conditioning shop in Gaza City's Rimal neighbourhood, Hussein Abu Haseera said he just wanted the violence to stop. "We're all worried, it's natural. We want this to be finished, for the blockade to be lifted. No one likes dying do they?" But with the end of the ceasefire approaching, residents were pessimistic about the possibility of a lasting peace. Sitting outside his air-conditioning shop in Gaza City's Rimal neighbourhood, Hussein Abu Haseera said he just wanted the violence to stop. "We're all worried, it's natural. We want this to be finished, for the blockade to be lifted. No one likes dying, do they?"
Few details about the substance of the talks in Egypt have been made public, and officials were tight-lipped about the chances of securing an end to the conflict that erupted on 8 July. "There has been progress, but not enough to sign an agreement, the negotiations will resume tomorrow (Wednesday)", a member of the Palestinian delegation said late on Tuesday. Few details about the substance of the talks in Egypt have been made public, and officials were tightlipped about the chances of securing an end to the conflict that erupted on 8 July. "There has been progress, but not enough to sign an agreement, the negotiations will resume tomorrow (Wednesday)", a member of the Palestinian delegation said late on Tuesday.
As on previous days, the Israeli team returned home after talks, for likely consultations with their government. "The gaps are still very wide. There has not been progress in the negotiations," an Israeli official said.As on previous days, the Israeli team returned home after talks, for likely consultations with their government. "The gaps are still very wide. There has not been progress in the negotiations," an Israeli official said.
The teams gather in separate rooms at the headquarters of Egyptian general intelligence and never see each other, with mediators shuttling between them with proposal and counter-proposal, a source said. Hamas wants Israel to lift the blockade it imposed on Gaza in 2006 before it will stop rocket attacks. Israel has said it will facilitate Gaza's reconstruction only if the enclave is fully disarmed.The teams gather in separate rooms at the headquarters of Egyptian general intelligence and never see each other, with mediators shuttling between them with proposal and counter-proposal, a source said. Hamas wants Israel to lift the blockade it imposed on Gaza in 2006 before it will stop rocket attacks. Israel has said it will facilitate Gaza's reconstruction only if the enclave is fully disarmed.
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have said they would be willing to see Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas take control of Gaza and assume responsibility for reconstruction. Egypt, which brokered the three-day truce that came into force in the early hours of Monday, urged the warring sides to make every effort to reach "a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire".Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have said they would be willing to see Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas take control of Gaza and assume responsibility for reconstruction. Egypt, which brokered the three-day truce that came into force in the early hours of Monday, urged the warring sides to make every effort to reach "a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire".
Efforts to extend a similar 72-hour lull last week collapsed when Hamas refused to hold its fire beyond the deadline, accusing Israel of rejecting a lifting of the blockade. Both sides said they were ready to resume hostilities if the talks failed again.Efforts to extend a similar 72-hour lull last week collapsed when Hamas refused to hold its fire beyond the deadline, accusing Israel of rejecting a lifting of the blockade. Both sides said they were ready to resume hostilities if the talks failed again.
Camilli, an Italian national, had worked for The Associated Press since 2005. Camilli is the first foreign journalist killed in the Gaza conflict, which took more than 1,900 Palestinian lives and 67 on the Israeli side. Camilli, the first foreign journalist killed in Gaza, had worked for the AP since 2005.