Israel’s security cabinet is expected to meet to discuss proposals for a Gaza ceasefire later today, Israel Radio reports.
“If Hamas accepts the American proposal, it is not impossible that there could be an Israeli decision to accept it also,”an unnamed senior Israeli source is quoted as saying.
Exiled Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal told the BBC in an interview Thursday that a truce must include a guaranteed end to Israel’s blockade on the Gaza Strip.
“We want a ceasefire as soon as possible, which is parallel with the lifting of the siege of Gaza,” he said.
“We want an airport, a (sea)port; we want to open up to the world. We don’t want to be controlled by a border crossing that makes Gaza the biggest prison in the world.”
Haaretz newspaper reports that the Israeli security cabinet meeting is due to start at 1:30 p.m. (10:30 GMT) in Tel Aviv.
There was no official confirmation.
— AFP, Times of Israel staff
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