JERUSALEM: The Israeli cabinet met late on Monday to discuss an Egyptian proposal for ending six days of Gaza violence that has claimed more than 100 lives, public radio reported.
The report did not identify the points of Egypt's plan, which emerged following a full day of indirect negotiations in Cairo on Sunday between Israeli officials and Palestinian representatives.
The radio report said Israel wanted to see a 24- to 48-hour truce take effect that could then be used to negotiate the finer details of the full ceasefire agreement.
There was no immediate indication on whether a firm decision on Egypt's proposal would emerge from Monday's meeting.
The government's decision to address a possible truce coincides with a new round of furious diplomacy with UN leader Ban Ki-moon in the region for meetings with both Israeli and Palestinian officials in the coming days.
Public radio reported that the army's attacks on Gaza had halted some two to three hours before the start of the cabinet meeting.
- AFP/fa
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