U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens to Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri (R) during a press conference with Arab League general secretary Nabil al-Arabi and United Nations Chief Ban Ki-moon
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US Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday no ceasefire had been reached yet in the deadly conflict in Gaza as he and UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged a seven-day halt in fighting.
Kerry, who has been leading international efforts to reach a truce, said at a press conference in Cairo with Ban that both the sides "still have some terminology" to agree to on a ceasefire, but added they had "fundamental framework" on a truce.
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri said "both sides have not shown till now enough willingness to negotiate."
Kerry will travel to Paris on Saturday to push for a truce in the deadly Israel-Hamas conflict in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, he said Friday.
Kerry said at a press conference in Cairo that he will meet in Paris with the foreign ministers of Qatar and Turkey, primary supporters of Hamas, and top British and French diplomats.
He earlier said that no ceasefire had been reached yet in the deadly conflict.
Call for seven-day humanitarian truce
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri called on Friday for a seven-day humanitarian truce in Gaza for the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday next week.
"We call for the humanitarian ceasefire ... at the end of the holy month of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr for a period of 7 days," he told reporters in Cairo at a press conference with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
