(VOVworld) - Hours after rejecting terms for a longer cease-fire by US Secretary of State John Kerry, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will begin a 12-hour pause in hostilities starting at 7 a.m. Israeli time on Saturday.

Earlier Friday, Netanyahu's security cabinet rejected proposals for a longer cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and is seeking changes to the plans. A senior Israeli official said the proposal was not based on Egypt’s initiative and lenient to Hamas, who has not responded to Kerry’s proposal.