Israel, Hamas accept 72-hour Gaza truce
Egypt brokers three day truce, but both Israel and Washington expressed wariness about whether the cease-fire will hold, and uncertainty about next steps.
Israel and Hamas said on Aug. 4 that they have accepted an Egyptian proposal for a 72-hour cease-fire to begin on the morning of Aug. 5.
Israel will send a delegation to Cairo for truce talks "fairly soon," an Israeli official, speaking not for attribution, told al-Monitor late Monday.
But both sides expressed wariness about whether the other side would uphold the truce.
US officials said they too were cautious, given that other cease-fires had broken down quickly.
