Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is gathering his security cabinet for 19:00 local time (17:00 GMT) to discuss a possible ceasefire, Israeli media report.
Netanyahu has so far made no comment on the reported cabinet meeting, but he said on Wednesday he was “determined” to continue fighting until “peace and security” were restored – despite strong US pressure for “de-escalation”.
Hamas officials were quoted on Wednesday by CNN as saying that a truce could be “imminent, possibly within 24 hours”.
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) now say most targets they were aiming at in Gaza have been hit, Israel’s ynetnews.com website reports.
Source:Fiilafmonline/BBC
