Israel, Palestinians Agree on Three-Day Truce in Gaza

Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to a 72-hour truce in the Gaza Strip to take effect today, the latest effort to end four weeks of fighting.

Under the Egyptian-brokered accord, hostilities will cease at 8 a.m. local time with no conditions attached, Israel’s Channel 2 television station said. Hamas, the Islamist group that rules Gaza, has accepted the truce, spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said in an e-mail.