CAIRO — Israel’s government said early Sunday that it supports a proposal to extend the first phase of the cease-fire in Gaza through Ramadan and Passover ... the truce’s second phase ...
If, at the end of the temporary extension — stretching until the end of Passover on April ... first phase of the cease-fire, which expired on Saturday, into a second, more comprehensive phase ...
Israel is ready to proceed with the second phase ... extend the current cease-fire through the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which began on Saturday, until the Jewish Passover holiday in April.