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The Israeli Cabinet has been meeting to discuss the future of the military operation in the Gaza Strip following six days of violence. The Israeli public radio said the ministers gathered at the Defense Ministry were considering a ceasefire plan put forward by Egypt. President Obama has spoken to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Mursi of Egypt. Israel and Hamas have both set up their conditions for a truce. The Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Kandil who is leading mediation efforts said that could soon be an agreement.

以色列内阁在为期6天的暴乱之后，正在开会讨论关于加沙地带未来的军事行动。以色列国家广播电台报道，各位部长聚集在国防部，考虑由埃及提出的停火计划。总统奥巴马已与以色列总理内塔尼亚胡和埃及总统穆尔西进行了对话。以色列和哈马斯分别列出了各自的停火条件。此次协调努力的领导人，埃及总理坎迪尔认为，很快两方将达成一致。

I think we are close at the nature of this kind of negotiation, you know, it's very difficult to predict but... and we're very eager to stop this yesterday or even should have not started.

我认为我们已接近谈判的性质，很难进行预测但是…我们急于阻止昨天发生的一切，甚至让它不曾发生过。

A leader of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad has been killed in a second Israeli air attack on a building used by media organizations in Gaza. Israel said four senior members of Islamic Jihad were hiding there.