Citing the destruction of the last known terror tunnels, Israeli sources said that both the Israeli government and Hamas had agreed to an Egyptian-sponsored ceasefire.
Political sources in Jerusalem said Monday night: “Israel supports the Egyptian initative, Israel wanted a ceasefire without preconditions; today the tunnel demolition was completed.”
The sources emphasized that Israel “was prepared for the possibility the ceasefire would be broken.” They called on Israelis to maintain vigilance, “given the attempts to launch attacks before the ceasefire comes into effect.”
Israeli skepticism stems from six previous ceasefires that were all violated by Hamas.
Egypt said that the ceasefire is to go into effect at 8 AM Tuesday morning and that it is willing to host senior delegations from Israel as well as the Palestinian Authority with the “hope that its initative will be the basis for a long-term ceasefire and a return to stability for the region.”
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