NBC's Chuck Todd reports on new developments in the Gaza-Israel conflict in the last 24 hours, as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to Israel, the West Bank and Egypt in an effort to promote a cease-fire. By NBC News staff and wire reportsUpdated at 1:15 p.m. ET: Egyptian officials said talks are ongoing to reach a truce in Gaza, although any agreement appears unlikely to address the long-term areas of disagreement between Israel and the Hamas leaders of the Gaza Strip, NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin reported Tuesday.
The truce is expected to be a "cessation of hostilities," according to one former intelligence official familiar with the talks. The fragile cessation of violence will call on all parties to use maximum restraint, the source said.
In the meantime, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was heading to the region for talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials in a bid to end the crisis, as the United Nations warned against a possible Israeli ground invasion.
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