Gaza crisis: Israel to end attacks, says Egypt's Mursi

Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi says he expects Israeli air strikes in Gaza to end later on Tuesday.

Egypt has been trying to broker a truce in the conflict. The statement came after Israel put plans for a ground operation on hold to give ceasefire talks in Cairo a chance.
The conflict began last Wednesday when Israel killed a Hamas military leader, saying it wanted to end rocket attacks.
More than 110 Palestinians and three Israelis have been killed.

Tuesday has seen a reduced level of violence, correspondents say, even though Israel has conducted some strikes - one was a "direct hit" on two militants in northern Gaza, the Israeli military said.
It also said about 90 rockets had been fired from Gaza toward Israel, and that more than 50 had been intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system. Five soldiers were wounded in one rocket attack, the military said, without specifying the location.
Local journalists say they saw Hamas fighters summarily execute six people on Tuesday afternoon for being Israeli informers.

Rockets have been fired towards Israel, mainly targeting the south - but two landed in an open area near Jerusalem, causing no injuries or damage.

President Mursi said Israel's "aggression" against Gaza would end on Tuesday and Egypt's mediation efforts would produce "positive results" shortly, the official Mena news agency reported.
The content of the Egyptian plan is not known, but both Israel and Hamas have presented conditions.
Israel's demands include no hostile fire of any kind from Gaza and international efforts to prevent Hamas from rearming, while Hamas is demanding an end to the blockade on Gaza and "Israel's assassinations".
Regional risk Israeli troops are massed along the border, raising fears of a ground offensive similar to that of 2008-09.
An Israeli spokesman told the BBC: "Israel wants talks to succeed but we're prepared to go into Gaza."
Later, the Israeli air force dropped leaflets across Gaza City, urging people to move away from Hamas buildings and leaders.
In a rare appearance, top Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif said: "The enemy should know that it will pay a heavy price for its heinous crimes against our people." He added that a ground invasion would "be the starting point for a new phase of the struggle of liberation".
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due in Israel for crisis talks.
Mrs Clinton was going to underline that "the best way to solve this is through diplomacy", said Mr Obama's Deputy National Security Adviser, Ben Rhodes.