Egypt, Israel and the U.S. agreed to a ceasefire in southern Gaza beginning at 0600 GMT coinciding with the re-opening of the Rafah border crossing, two Egyptian security sources said on Monday, to allow in aid and evacuations of foreigners, APA reports citing Reuters.
However, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to deny an agreement.
"There is currently no truce and humanitarian aid in Gaza in exchange for getting foreigners out," a statement from his office said.
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Both Israeli and Palestinian Sources have claimed that a “5-hour Humanitarian Ceasefire” has been Declared in Gaza to begin this morning, in order to allow the Evacuation of Foreign Nationals into Egypt and the Transfer of Humanitarian Aid into the Gaza Strip all through the Rafah Border Crossing, APA reports citing Alarabiya.