As Netanyahu briefs coalition on cease-fire efforts, Palestinian sources say Israel has accepted few demands, and no progress has been made on key issues.
Moshe Ya'alon urges patience, restraint during visit to Ashdod navy base bus says fire from Gaza could resume; lauds force's role throughout Operation Protective Edge.
European Union ambassadors are to meet in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss what role the EU could play in Gaza once a cease-fire is firmly in place, EU officials said.
Senior army officer says system passed lab tests, currently undergoing field testing; could be deployed around Gaza within 1 year; system will cost at least NIS 1.5 billion.
Announcement follows unconfirmed reports that the Egyptians would agree to the deployment of some 1,000 PA policemen along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.
Long-term ceasefire indirect talks in Cairo resumed Monday after a new 72-hour ceasefire, agreed by Israel and Hamas and brokered by Egypt and the Palestinian Authority (PA) with the help of the Arab League, went into effect at midnight local time.
Palestinian negotiators on Sunday said they had accepted an Egyptian proposal for a new 72-hour truce with Israel, clearing the way for a possible resumption of talks on a long-term cease-fire arrangement in the Gaza Strip.