Ministers in the security cabinet, which began meeting early on Tuesday, decided to accept the Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire which began at 0600 GMT (1600 AEST), army radio and Channel 2 television said.
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Israel accepts Egypt's Gaza truce proposal
Israel's security cabinet has accepted an Egyptian ceasefire proposal after a week of the deadliest violence in and around Gaza in years, Israeli media reports say.
A Palestinian boy walks past the rubble of a building hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City (AAP)
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