31 July 2014 Last updated at 17:44 ET
New Gaza humanitarian truce 'agreed by Israel and Hamas'
Israel and Hamas have agreed to an unconditional 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza to begin on Friday morning, the US and UN say.
Since Israel began its offensive in Gaza on 8 July, 1,422 Palestinians have been killed, most of them civilians, according to Gaza's health ministry.
Fifty-six Israeli soldiers and two civilians have also died.
Israel says its operation in Gaza is designed to defend its population from attacks by Palestinian militants.
A quarter of Gaza's population has been displaced by the fighting, the UN says.
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