Several masked men run down a dry hill carrying various weapons — BBC CAIRO, Aug 18 (AFP/BBC): Hamas negotiators in Cairo have received a new proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza calling for an initial 60-day truce and hostage release in two batches, a Palestinian official said Monday.
"The proposal is a framework agreement to launch negotiations on a permanent ceasefire," the official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The official said that "Hamas will hold internal consultations among its leadership" and with leaders of other Palestinian factions to review the proposal from mediators.
Last week, the Palestinian group said a senior delegation was in Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials on efforts to secure an elusive ceasefire in war, now in its 23rd month.
Another report adds: From among the broken remains of Brahim Hamaiel's olive trees, in the occupied West Bank, we saw the masked men approach.
A dozen settlers, charging down from the illegal outpost above his farm and across the field towards us, moving fast and carrying large sticks. Brahim had been showing us the trees he said had been hacked to pieces this week by settlers from the outpost.
Australia cancels far-right
Israeli politician's visa
The Australian government cancelled the visa of a far-right Israeli politician on Monday ahead of a speaking tour, a move event organisers tagged "viciously antisemitic".
Simcha Rothman, whose party is part of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition, had been scheduled to speak at events organised by the Australian Jewish Association.
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