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Gaza ceasefire 'extended by a day' after Cairo talks
Source: BBC News
The truce was extended until midnight on Tuesday (21:00 GMT) to allow talks on a more long-term arrangement.
A Palestinian official told Reuters there had been "no progress" so far but without a deal, violence would go on.
Officials say that 2,016 Palestinians and 66 Israelis have died since Israel began its offensive on Gaza on 8 July.
In a statement that came minutes before the expiry of a previous truce at midnight on Monday, the Egyptian government released a statement confirming both sides had accepted its request for an extension.
The previous ceasefire came into effect last Wednesday.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28844844
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