Palestinian and Israeli talks in Cairo lead to 24-hour ceasefire extension

The ceasefire extension is made in the hope that a lasting deal will be negotiated on Tuesday covering a range of issues Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agreed to extend a temporary ceasefire in Gaza by 24 hours on Monday night, as talks in Cairo struggled to secure a long-term deal to end the six-week conflict. Long negotiations ended late on Monday night with the Palestinian delegation claiming the two sides were still some way from an agreement, and hinting that the ceasefire would not be...