Global Courant 2023-05-14 03:00:26
STORY: Palestinians took to the streets of Gaza City Saturday night as a ceasefire between Israel and militant Islamic Jihad came into effect… ending the worst episode of cross-border fire since a 10-day war in 2021.
Egypt, which brokered the ceasefire, called on all parties to abide by the agreement.
Islamic Jihad and Israeli officials confirmed that a ceasefire had been reached.
Even when the armistice was finalized, the two sides continued firing, while the sirens of the air raid siren sounded.
Israel launched the latest round of airstrikes in the early hours of Tuesday, announcing that it was targeting Islamic Jihad commanders who had planned attacks in Israel.
In response, the Iranian-backed group fired more than 1,000 rockets, causing Israelis to flee to bomb shelters.
During the five days of the campaign, Israel killed six senior Islamic Jihad commanders and destroyed a number of military installations.
But at least 10 civilians, including women and children, were also killed in Gaza during the fighting and two people – an Israeli woman and a Palestinian worker – were killed by Palestinian rocket fire into Israel.
