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Both Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas have said they will consider proposals for a ceasefire in Gaza put forward by Egypt under the plans of truce to end week of violence would come into effect on Tuesday morning. Orla Guerin reports now from Cairo. “After a week of warfare with a soaring Palestinian death toll, this is the fast wheel move towards ending the bloodshed. Egypt’s blueprint calls for a cease fire followed by talks in Cairo within 48 hours. The two sides would sit down separately with Egyptian officials to discuss contentious long-term issues. Neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians have agreed to the deal yet, but both have said they will consider it.”

The government in Libya has said it's considering asking for international help to end fighting between rival factions which is threatening to destabilize the country. Fighting at the international airport near the capital Tripoli has damaged planes and the control tower. Earlier the United Nations said the situation in Libya was so unstable that it was withdrawing its staff. Rana Jawad reports from Tripoli. “A barrage of rockets struck Tripoli international airport and its perimeters. A security source of the scene tells the BBC the air traffic control tower was hit, a dozen grounded Libyan planes have been partly damaged according to the same source. The extent of damage to the control tower was not immediately clear. The latest attack was part of the continuing power struggle between rival armed groups in the city.”

United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution on Syria allowing humanitarian aid convoys to drive into the country through areas held by rebels. The resolution says all sides in the Syrian conflicts must give civilians access to supplies of food and medicines. The convoys don't require the permission of the government in Damascus, though it would be warned when relief convoys cross the borders from Turkey, Iraq and Jordan.

Pope Francis has added its voice for those calling for action to protect and care for tens of thousands of unaccompanied children migrating from central American to the United States. More details from Will Grant in Mexican City. “As the debate on the issue of unaccompanied child migrants heats up, Pope Francis has now added his voice to those calling for action. Such a humanitarian emergency demand is the first urgent measure that these minors be protected and duly taken in, the Pope said in a letter read by Vatican's envoy to Mexico Christophe Pierre. Pope Francis called for the attention of international community to this challenge and for measures to be taken by the specific countries involved in the central American nations, Mexico and US.”

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The Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon is in Haiti to discuss efforts to alleviate a cholera epidemic that has killed more than 8000 people. The outbreak has been linked to the UN’s own peacekeepers and the organization is facing three lawsuits. The UN has so far not accepted responsibility.

The Brazilian football federation has announced that football manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has resigned as manager of the national football team. The announcement follows a meeting between Mr. Scolari and the president of Brazilian football federation Jose Maria Marin. Our America’s editor Candile Pierre reports. “Only last week Mr. Marin had given Felipe Scolari his full backing following Brazil's humiliating 7:1 defeat by Germany in the semi-finals of the World Cup. But When Brasil went on to lose again 3:0 to Netherlands, the move changed. It looks now as if both sides agreed a fresh approach was needed to rebuild Brazilian football. Mr. Scolari himself knows how history is likely to view him. He said last week he would be remembered forever more as the coach that had lost 7:1.”

Customs officials in the United States have seized a shipment of 67 live giant African land snails at Los Angeles international airport. The edible snails each weighing nearly a kilo arrive from Nigeria where they are considered delicacy. The US bans their importation as they can carry parasites, including one that can leads to meningitis and are considered a highly invasive agricultural pest. BBC News.