Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized that Hamas had “received none of the conditions it had demanded in return for a ceasefire.”

IDF directs artillery fire at Syrian army post; some 200 rebels including Al-Nusra take Quneitra crossing, engage 100 Syrian army soldiers in town.

Head of Hamas's political wing speaks in front of thousands as Gaza celebrates what it says is a victory over Israel.

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.''

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.

Hamas says Egyptian-brokered truce represents ''a victory for the resistance''; officials say Israeli cabinet members not asked to vote on cease-fire.

Ashkelon house suffers direct rocket strike, lightly wounding dozens; rocket lands in courtyard of Ashdod kindergarten.

Anti-Semitic leaflets calling on “white Australia” to take action against Jews have been distributed in houses of a predominantly Jewish neighborhood of Sydney.

Israel's ambassador to the United Nations in New York, Ron Prosor, has lambasted the Persian Gulf emirate Qatar for bankrolling terrorist groups such as Hamas and called it a ''Club Med for terrorists''.