DHAKA: The Palestinians have reached agreement with Israel on a ‘permanent’ ceasefire for the Gaza Strip.

A senior Palestine official said on Tuesday, reports The Straits Times.

‘The contacts that have been going on have agreed a permanent ceasefire, a (deal to) end the blockade and a guarantee that Gaza’s demands and needs will be met,’ the official told media, speaking on condition of anonymity.

There was no immediate comment from Israel.

But Hamas’s exiled deputy leader, Mussa Abu Marzuk, wrote on his Facebook page: ‘The negotiations with an agreement which embodies the resistance of our people and a victory for the resistance’.

BDST: 2046 HRS, AUG 26, 2014