Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas announced Tuesday that a “lasting” ceasefire deal had been reached with Israel to end the seven-week-long conflict in Gaza. An Israeli official confirmed that a truce deal had been reached.
“We announce the Palestinian leadership’s agreement to Egypt’s call for a comprehensive and lasting truce, beginning at 7pm (4pm GMT) today,” Abbas said in a televised address at the start of a leadership meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
An Israeli official confirmed that a deal on an “unlimited” truce had been reached.
“Israel has accepted an Egyptian proposal for a complete and unlimited-in-time ceasefire. Israel accepted already the Egyptian proposal on July 15. Israel has always supported an unconditional, open-ended ceasefire,” the official told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.