Hamas reportedly agreed to the 72-hour-preliminary Gaza ceasefire proposed by Egypt. As of Aug. 1, the Israeli campaign in Gaza had resulted in the deaths of 1,592 Palestinians and had hit 3,834 targets in Gaza. A brief truce earlier today was broken after attacks blamed on both sides. Representatives from Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and other Palestinian groups met with mediators in Egypt to discuss a ceasefire. Ansar Bayt al Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) claimed it fired four Grad rockets at Israel’s Ktzi’ot military base on the night of Aug. 1. A top Iranian official claimed that Iran has provided missile technology to Hamas.
