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Details on reported ceasefire agreement
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe ceasefire outline reportedly signed by both the Palestinians and Israelis would call for the complete removal of the blockade on the Gaza Strip, Ynet reports, citing Palestinian sources.
It announces that Israel will agree to open all of its crossings into the Gaza Strip, and Egypt will open its Rafah crossing. The fishing zone will be expanded, and Israel will release Palestinian prisoners recently arrested in the West Bank.
The discussions on the airport and seaport will be delayed to the second round of negotiations.
However, an Israeli defense official tells Walla news that, contrary to earlier reports, the Israeli delegation has not returned from Cairo and no deal has been finalized.
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