Hyderabad, Aug. 7 -- Israel and Palestinian militants on Sunday agreed to an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza from Sunday evening.

Reuters quoted an Egyptian security source as saying that Israel had agreed to the Gaza truce proposal, while a Palestinian official familiar with Egyptian mediation efforts said it would go into effect at 8 pm local time.

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Egyptian security sources said that a delegation arrived on Saturday evening to Israel with the aim of mediating to reach a calm in the Gaza Strip.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Saturday said in a statement, that his country is in contact around the clock with all parties to prevent the situation...