Israel and Hamas agree ceasefire

The Israeli security cabinet and Hamas have agreed a ceasefire brokered by Egypt. It comes at the end of a day in which the Palestinian foreign minister and the Israeli ambassador to the UN, accused the other side of "genocide" in the 10 day old conflict between Israel and Hamas.

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(Photo: The sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Gaza City. Credit: Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)