Israel and Palestine agree to 72-hour cease-fire

The Isreali and Palestinian governments have
agreed to a 3-day cease-fire beginning from
tomorrow August 5th. The 3-day cease fire,
which was proposed by Egypt, will be a "pure
humanitarian cease-fire," with no military
action.
Both governments are expected to sit
tomorrow and deliberate on their terms and
conditions for a total cease fire.
Earlier today, Egypt which is serving as a
mediator, presented the Palestinians' demands
to Israel, which includes an end to the
blockade on Gaza of goods and people, the
release of recently rearrested prisoners who
had been freed in the Gilad Shalit prisoner
exchange; the reconstruction of Gaza,
including the port and the airport; and the
extension of Palestinian fishing rights to 12
nautical miles.
Israel on Sunday began withdrawing troops
from areas of Gaza after saying that its
military had completed a main objective of the
ground assault - the destruction of infiltration
tunnels from Gaza into Israeli communities on
the border with the coastal strip.
Though both sides have agreed to the cease-
fire, they still seem suspicious of one another.
From CNN
"The onus is on Hamas," Israeli government
spokesman Mark Regev said shortly after
announcing on CNN's "The Lead with Jake
Tapper" that Israel had accepted the
Egyptian proposal.
"We are entering this with our eyes
open. ...We have been burnt more than
once."
The sentiment was similar from Hamas
spokesman Osama Hamdan, who told CNN
as long as Israel honors the agreement, so
will the Palestinians.
News of the cease-fire comes as Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed
Monday to finish the military operation to
destroy Hamas' network of tunnels.
"This operation will end only when quiet and
security are restored to the citizens of Israel
for a lengthy period," he said.
The remaining tunnels are few, according to
IDF spokeswoman Lt. Libby Weiss. "Those
remaining numbers are in the single digits,
between one and three," she said.