So says Reuters.
EGYPTIAN OFFICIAL CONFIRMS TO REUTERS CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN PALESTINIANS, ISRAEL
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 21, 2012
More: Egyptian official says formal announcement by Egypt about ceasefire deal to be made shortly bit.ly/WaUzy7
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 21, 2012
ISRAEL HAS AGREED TO TRUCE IN GAZA, BUT WILL NOT LIFT BLOCKADE- ISRAELI SOURCES
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 21, 2012
There’s a little bit of a “groundhog day” expectancy over all this, but it seems hopeful. The BBC is being told much the same by Hamas officials, who are adding that the ceasefire will go into effect at 2100 local time.
Update: My twitter feed is full of tweets about a presser being held by Hillary Clinton and Ehypt’s Foreign Minister confirming the ceasefire. The Guardian’s live blog has the details. According to the BBC and AP, Natanyahu has accepted the terms too.
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