Truce draft said to outline four demands

According to an Al-Arabiya report, Egypt and the Palestinians are awaiting Israel’s response to a ceasefire proposal that is largely based on the 2012 Operation Pillar of Defense truce and the Egyptian draft.

It reports four central demands: the halting of hostilities on both sides, the lifting of the blockade and opening of border crossings, rebuilding the Gaza Strip, and extension of the fishing zone gradually to 6 and later 12 miles.

A defense official tells Walla news that the expansion of the fishing zone will only be implemented a month after the truce is declared, should it hold. Similarly, the Kerem Shalom crossing will gradually allow food and other necessities into the coastal enclave, and only later will permit the import of building materials.