The Islamic Hamas movement has agreed on a 12-hour ceasefire in the Gaza Strip starting from Saturday morning, a Hamas official said late on Friday night.
Earlier on Friday night Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed on a ceasefire proposal brought by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, starting at 7:00 a.m. local time.
Egypt, the United Nations, the Arab League and the United States have been working together to reach a seven-day "humanitarian ceasefire" for the ongoing conflict between Israel and Gaza-ruling Hamas movement.
Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip, which started on July 8, has so far killed 864 Palestinians, mostly civilians including women and children, a
