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PLO official Yasser Abd Rabbo on Tuesday said all Palestinian factions were prepared to announce on a unilateral 72-hour cease-fire in fighting between Israeli and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
According to Rabbo, the announcement was made with the consent of Hamas. Speaking at a press conference in Ramallah, Rabbo said the initiative for a three-day halt in fighting was based on a proposal by the UN's special envoy to the Middle East, Robert Serry.
Israel did not immediately response to the remarks.
Earlier on Tuesday, Al-Arabia reported that a delegation comprised of various Palestinian factions reportedly arrived Tuesday in Cairo for talks on an Egyptian cease-fire initiative proposed two weeks ago to quell the fighting between Hamas and Israel.
The delegation - including representatives from the Palestinian Authority, Hamas and the Islamic Jihad - was slated to meet with Egyptian officials to discuss the draft truce, which Hamas and Islamic Jihad previous rejected and Israel accepted.
PLO official: Palestinians prepared to announce 72-hour cease-fire | JPost | Israel News
They just offered a humanitarian truce and then broke it.