A ceasefire appears has been agreed that could bring nearly two weeks of conflict between Israel and Hamas to an end.
The Israeli Security Cabinet approved the move…and a spokesman for Hamas in Gaza has told the news agency reuter's that conflict will end at 2am local time in Israel….that's at 2300 GMT.
Reporter Emily Rose in Tel Aviv waited hours for the news to be confirmed.
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The violence has cost more than 230 lives in Gaza and at least 13 in Israel.
Major General Yaakov Amidror, a former national security adviser in Israel, says the country's military has already achieved most of its objectives.
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Richard Haas, President of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York says the Biden administration will welcome news of the ceasefire, after days in which the US President has had limited influence on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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