Israel withdraws majority of forces from Gaza

But Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said he did not trust the unilateral ceasefire imposed by Israel.

“The calm Israel declared is unilateral and aims to divert attention away from the Israeli massacres. We do not trust such a calm and we urge our people to exercise caution,” he said.

This eighth ceasefire comes as the conflict drags into its 28th day and UN chief Ban Ki-moon branded a further attack against a UN school on Sunday as a “moral outrage and criminal act”.

Diplomatic attempts to find a permanent end to the conflict began again in Cairo on Sunday with Middle East envoy Tony Blair along with his US counterpart flying to the region. A Palestinian delegation made-up of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other militant groups were also present, but Israel did not send a negotiating team.

While talks began in Cairo, the funeral for Hadar Goldin - the 23-year-old soldier initially believed to have been kidnapped by Hamas - took place in Israel.