DHAKA: Ceasefire to be followed by talks aimed at securing permanent deal as global fury over civilian deaths in Gaza builds.

Israel and the Palestinian factions, including Gaza's Hamas, have agreed to an Egyptian proposal for a three-day ceasefire as global pressure on Israel grows over mounting civilian deaths.

As well as brokering the truce - which is to begin at 05:00 GMT on Tuesday - the Egyptian government invited Israel and the Palestinians to attend indirect talks in Cairo aimed at securing a permanent end to violence that has killed over 1,800 Palestinians as well as dozens of Israeli soldiers. 

Three similar agreements have collapsed since the violence began, and Israel had resumed air strikes on Gaza after a patchy and limited seven-hour humanitarian truce ended on Monday, with one attack killing two people and wounding 16.

Both Hamas and Israel confirmed the deal to Al Jazeera, with officials from each side pledging to commit to the truce and warning the other against violating it.

"The deal is that we will have a 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire," Osama Hamdan, a senior Hamas leader, told Al Jazeera, adding that he hoped Israel could "control itself."

"During those 72-hours there will be a delegation from Israel coming to Cairo. There will be indirect negotiations between Palestinian and Israeli sides for a ceasefire and the lift of a siege on Gaza and other Palestinian demands."

Mark Regev, a spokesman for the Israeli prime minister, told that Israel was ready to discuss all of the issues on the table, but that it still had concerns.

"Our goals in this operation have always been ultimately defensive," Regev said.

Source: Al Jazeera

BDST: 0847 HRS, AUG 05, 2014