Netanyahu to hold ceasefire cabinet meeting
Hamas officials were quoted on Wednesday as saying that a truce could be "imminent, possibly within 24 hours"
FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem February 16, 2020. Gali Tibbon/Pool via REUTERS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is gathering his security cabinet to discuss a possible ceasefire, Israeli media reported.
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", reports the BBC.
Hamas officials were quoted on Wednesday by CNN as saying that a truce could be "imminent, possibly within 24 hours".
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Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) now say most targets they were aiming at in Gaza have been hit, Israel's ynetnews.com website reported.
