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Israel and Hamas have been exchanging rocket fire since Monday after a botched Israeli commando raid on Sunday killed seven Palestinians.
It’s the most serious escalation of hostilities since the 2014 war.
Palestinian militant groups in Gaza agreed on Tuesday to halt cross-border attacks immediately if Israel did the same, Palestinian officials said.
“(Palestinian) factions have agreed to hold fire on condition Israel abides by this,” said a Palestinian official familiar with Egyptian truce efforts. Another Palestinian official, asked when a ceasefire might start, said: “Immediately, should Israel reciprocate.”
Israel’s security cabinet, after a six-hour meeting on Tuesday, said it ordered the military to continue strikes in Gaza “as required,” indicating they would be calibrated in response to Palestinian attacks.
Israel has not yet officially responded to the ceasefire proposal, but senior Israeli officials indicated after Tuesday’s meeting that such an agreement may have been reached, according to the Independent.
Here’s how the fighting has gone down and what it looks like.
