‘’Simply returning to the situation before the latest conflict is not an option. Hamas and other militant groups must stop all threats to Israel,’’ the European Union said in a first reaction to the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza conflict.
Israel and Palestinian factions including Hamas have agreed an open-ended ceasefire to begin at 7pm Tuesday evening local time (5pm London, 6 pm Brussels).
Moderate forces in Middle East bring new diplomatic opportunities for Israel, says prime minister; Ya'alon states: ''Gaza does not look like it did 51 days ago.''
Spanish retail clothing giant Zara ''honestly'' apologized on Wednesday following an outcry over one of its striped T-shirts for kids that bears a resemblance to a Nazi concentration camp uniform.
Eshkol chairman tells residents not to come home, because there is not a ''real cease-fire;'' half of the cabinet ministers, many in coalition opposed to cease-fire.