Negotiators representing militants in the Gaza strip and Israel resumed peace talks on Monday after both sides agreed to another 72-hour cease-fire proposed by Egypt in an attempt to end the month-long cross-border bloodshed.

The three-day truce, which began at 2100 GMT on Sunday, will be spent discussing a possible long-term solution to the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza that killed over 1, 900 Palestinians in the enclave, most of them civilians with many children. The negotiations were brokered by Egypt.

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The latest development comes amid several conflicting statements from both sides, with Israel saying it will not agree with any long-term agreement with the militants if it will remain under attack.

Israeli negotiators earlier walk out during the negotiations in Egypt last Friday after Hamas militants and its armed wings resumed their rocket assaults in Israel.

Hamas attacks were carried out just hours before the end of the initial 72-hour cease-fire both sides agreed on Tuesday last week which were held until the attacks. No long-term agreement was reached last week.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu maintained that they will take no proposal to totally end the war if the militants will continue attacking the Jewish state, and threatened to continue with its military operation in the border.

Palestinian health authorities said the Israeli offensive killed at least 1,938 people in Gaza, mostly civilians. At least 64 Israeli soldiers and three civilians were killed on its side, Israel Defense Forces said.

Hamas militants, on the other hand, insisted it will not cooperate with another temporary truce if Israeli negotiators will not consider its conditions, including the lifting of blockage in the Gaza strip which the group controls.

Israel denied the condition, fearing the militants' request could be used to resupply its weapons that will be used for its offensive against Israel.

Hamas also wants to establish a seaport in the Gaza, which was initially rejected by Israel.

Last week's fighting between the two groups is generally in small scale if compared to the previous weeks which reduced Gaza strip to rubble. Civilian homes, infrastructures, schools, and markets were completely destroyed by Israel's ground and aerial assaults, with the support of its naval forces.

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