Israel has accepted a new 72-hour, Gaza cease-fire proposed by Egyptian mediators and will send negotiators to Cairo on Monday if the truce holds, Israeli officials said on Sunday.
Shelling in Gaza - Sunday, August 10
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![A Palestinian boy looks outside a car by the rubble of a house hit by an Israeli strike during the Gaza war in Gaza City, Aug. 10, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/05473ca9-538d-4645-98a6-4fb8b4fed2fd_cx0_cy7_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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A Palestinian boy looks outside a car by the rubble of a house hit by an Israeli strike during the Gaza war in Gaza City, Aug. 10, 2014.
![An Israeli soldier washes a tank at a staging area near the border with the Gaza Strip, Aug. 10, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/eb2a768e-cc7d-421a-98f2-74f04fb6fb7b_cx0_cy7_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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An Israeli soldier washes a tank at a staging area near the border with the Gaza Strip, Aug. 10, 2014.
![Firefighters try to extinguish fire after a cleaning materials factory was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Aug. 10, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b403d245-6468-4c1b-adb7-a8ce6fd4e25f_cx0_cy10_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Firefighters try to extinguish fire after a cleaning materials factory was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Aug. 10, 2014.