[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: The TEXT of the announcement only says "Israel to
allow a speedy entry of humanitarian aid and relief, reconstruction supplies
and fishing permissions from six nautical miles".

The Israel Foreign Ministry asserts that "According to the Egyptian
proposal, reconstruction equipment and supplies will be transferred to Gaza.
The transfer will be subject to an oversight mechanism between Israel and
the international organizations operating in Gaza."

It would certainly be useful if there was a publicly available text that
documents this condition.

It would also be very interesting to have details of the "nuts and bolts" of
the oversight mechanism.]


Behind the headlines: Israel accepts Egyptian ceasefire
27 Aug 2014
http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/ForeignPolicy/Issues/Pages/Israel-accepts-Egyptian-ceasefire-26-Aug-2014.aspx
Israel has agreed to Egyptian proposal for ceasefire that will be unlimited
in time.

On Tuesday evening, August 26, 2014, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry
announced that its ceasefire propsal has been accepted and would enter into
effect at 7 pm:

“In order to preserve the lives of innocent people and prevent bloodshed,
and in accordance with the Egyptian Initiative of 2014 and the Cairo 2012
memorandums of understanding, Egypt has invited the Israeli and Palestinian
sides to a comprehensive and mutual ceasefire with the opening of the
crossings between the Gaza Strip and Israel to allow a speedy entry of
humanitarian aid and relief, reconstruction supplies and fishing permissions
from six nautical miles. Indirect negotiations over other topics are to
start in a month. As both sides accepted the ceasefire, it shall start at
7pm Cairo time on 26 August 2014."

Israel accepted the Egyptian ceasefire proposal from the start. Because of
the military pressure Israel put on Hamas in recent days, Hamas accepted the
same ceasefire proposal it previously rejected.

The Egyptian ceasefire proposal has no time limit. It includes none of Hamas’
declared conditions for ending the fighting: Hamas does not receive an
airport; Hamas does not receive a seaport; Hamas does not receive the
release of prisoners; and Hamas does not receive money for its payroll.

If Hamas honors the ceasefire, within a month indirect negotiations will
begin, during which Israel will raise the issue of the demilitarization of
Gaza.

As it repeatedly stated from the beginning of the hostilities, Israel has
nothing against the civilian population of Gaza. According to the Egyptian
proposal, reconstruction equipment and supplies will be transferred to Gaza.
The transfer will be subject to an oversight mechanism between Israel and
the international organizations operating in Gaza. The fishing zone will be
restored and in the future, the possibility of its expansion will be
evaluated.