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Gaza/Jerusalem: Israel and Hamas will cease fire across the Gaza Strip border as of 2 am on Friday (9am AEST), a Hamas official and Israeli media said, bringing a potentially tenuous halt to the fiercest fighting in decades.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuâs office said his security cabinet had voted unanimously in favour of a âmutual and unconditionalâ Gaza truce proposed by Egypt, but added that the hour of implementation had yet to be agreed.
A man holds a childâs shoe as he inspects buildings destroyed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza.
Credit:AP
The reports came a day after US President Joe Biden urged Netanyahu to seek de-escalation, and amid mediation bids by Egypt, Qatar and the United Nations.