Egypt: Israel, Gaza terror groups agree to cease-fire

[Mosby]

By REUTERS, JPOST.COM STAFF AND YAAKOV KATZ
03/13/2012 01:26

Israel and terrorist factions in the Gaza Strip have agreed to an Egyptian-brokered truce to end four days of cross-border violence, a senior Egyptian security official told Reuters on Tuesday.

The official said in a telephone call from Cairo that both sides had "agreed to end the current operations", with Israel giving an unusual undertaking to "stop assassinations", and an overall agreement "to begin a comprehensive and mutual calm."

The agreement was set to take effect at 1 a.m. local time (2300 GMT). There was no immediate comment from either side on the agreement. Previous cease-fire deals after earlier rounds of fighting have often got off to a shaky start.

Israeli officials reiterated the longstanding policy that the IDF would "answer quiet with quiet" but stopped short of providing any guarantees to withhold fire in response to rocket attacks, Israel Radio reported.

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=261616

[tabatha]

1. Good news.

[David__77]

2. Interesting how Jerusalem Post edited the original Reuters, adding "terror."

Israel, Gaza militants agree to truce: Egypt official

(Reuters) - Israel and militant factions in the Gaza Strip have agreed to an Egyptian-brokered truce to end four days of cross-border violence in which 25 Palestinians have been killed, a senior Egyptian security official told Reuters on Tuesday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/13/us-palestinians-israel-idUSBRE82B07R20120313

Someone decided that "militant" was too neutral I suppose...