Hamas Accepts 'Principle' Of Cease-Fire

Senior Hamas officials say the group accepts the Egyptian cease-fire initiative "in principle" and is now awaiting Israel's response, the Jerusalem Post reports.

As of Wednesday night, Israel had not yet formally responded to the cease-fire initiative.

Amos Gilad, the head of the Israeli Defense Ministry's Diplomatic-Security Bureau, is scheduled to travel to Cairo on Thursday to review the cease-fire proposal and present Israel's conditions, said defense officials. He will...