CAIRO , Aug. 18 (UPI) -- An agreement to extend the cease-fire in Gaza has been reached, and includes several minor concessions to the peace process, Israeli and Palestinian media reported Monday.
The five-day cease-fire is due to end at midnight Monday, or 5 p.m. EDT. However, the extension will be announced in a statement by Egyptian negotiators in Cairo an hour before, both the Palestinian news agency Ma'am and Israel's Channel 10 television broadcaster said. Egypt is serving as a facilitator to the peace talks.