Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr spoke of the truce while standing with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
In this image made from Egyptian State Television, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, right, give a joint news conference announcing a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas today in Cairo, Egypt.
Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr said the truce would take effect at 9 tonight local time (2 o'clock EDT.) He made the announcement alongside visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
In Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the deal, saying he had agreed after consulting with President Barack Obama.
The deal is to end a week of fighting that has killed more than 140 Palestinians and five Israelis.