The Israeli government agreed to the Egyptian Republic’s proposal for a mutual ceasefire initiative with the Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip, which aimed at putting an end to 11 days of rocket strikes on Israel and IOF bombardment of Gaza. Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, confirmed that Israel accepted the Egyptian ceasefire proposal. Meanwhile, the Palestinian factions confirmed in a statement that they would abide by the ceasefire. The implementation of the ceasefire agreement began on May 21, at 2am. For further details, click here