A new 72 hour ceasefire was agreed on Monday night by the Israelis and the  Palestinians.

As the Egyptian official stated to the AFP  the ceasefire will take effect from 8 am Tuesday (local time and GMT), indicating that more agencies’ are on their way to Cairo for more extensive negotiations “.

Earlier

According to diplomatic sources there are strong indications of a new 72 hour ceasefire agreement in Gaza.
Reuters transmits that more agencies are expected to arrive tonight at Cairo, in order to participate in the Egyptian initiative designed to halt the bloodshed in Gaza.

The information on a new ceasefire came a few hours after the unilateral seven-hour “humanitarian “ceasefire declared by Israel in Gaza which unfortunately, was painted in blood shortly after the statement by the spokesman of the army of Israel, Moti Almoz.

The Almoz announced on Monday that all tunnels in Hamas will be destroyed, stressing, however, that has many more missions to accomplish in Gaza.

“We will not leave. We will stay in Gaza. We have many missions to complete, “he said.

Similar statements were made earlier on Monday by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who said that Israel will not stop its military operations in Gaza until the throwing of rockets from the Palestinian enclave comes to an end.

After A meeting with the military leadership and defense minister Netanyahu stated that:”The operations in Gaza continue. They will only be terminated when peace and security return to the citizens of Israel for a long time “.