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The state of Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas a 72-hour ceasefire on Friday morning. The halt in hostilities was by America's Secretary of State John Kerry and the U.N. Secretary-General Ban-ki Moon. The humanitarian truce will Palestinians time to on basic supplies such as food and medicines. They also to power stations which have been out of action during the fighting of the past three weeks. Israelis and Palestinians are also to in Cairo, Egypt to talk about the possibility of a permanent truce between the two sides. They will about resolving the underlying differences that have unrest for decades.

Hamas said it would by the pause in fighting. Its spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said: "Acknowledging a call by the United Nations and in consideration of the situation of our people, resistance factions to a 72-hour humanitarian and mutual calm…as long as the other side by it." He added: "All the Palestinian factions united behind the issue." The day before the ceasefire was , Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country would to the tunnels that have been under the Gaza-Israel border. John Kerry called the ceasefire "precious time." He said: "It a moment for the different factions to be able to together with the state of Israel."