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A cease-fire is established between Israel and Gaza

2022-08-08 07:46:12Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

A cease-fire is established between Israel and Gaza

A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants was agreed overnight after three days of violence.

At least 44 people have died in the worst outbreak since an 11-day conflict in May 2021.

US and United Nations leaders urged both sides to continue to respect the ceasefire.

In a statement, US President Joe Biden praised the ceasefire and called on all parties "to fully implement it and ensure that fuel and humanitarian supplies flow to Gaza".

He also demanded that reports of civilian casualties be investigated in a timely manner.

The truce was brokered by Egypt, which has acted as a mediator between Israel and Gaza in the past, on Sunday.

But as it took effect late Sunday, the Israeli military confirmed it was striking Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) targets in Gaza in response to rockets fired earlier. Israeli media also reported several rockets fired from Gaza in the minutes after the deadline.

But no further violence was reported as the night wore on.

The latest violence began with Israeli attacks on sites in the Gaza Strip, which its army said were in response to threats from a militant group. It followed days of tension after Israel arrested a senior PIJ member in the occupied West Bank.

By Sunday evening, the Palestinian health ministry said 15 children had been confirmed among the 44 recorded deaths. The Ministry of Health of Gaza has blamed "Israeli aggression" for the death of Palestinians and for more than 300 people injured.

Israel accused PIJ militants of accidentally causing at least some of the deaths inside Gaza, claiming on Saturday that the group fired a stray rocket killing scores of children in Jabalia.

Concerns about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, where health officials warned that hospitals only had enough fuel to run generators for two more days, led to the ceasefire agreement.

"We appreciate the Egyptian efforts that were made to end the Israeli aggression against our people," said PIJ spokesman Tareq Selmi.

Israel said it "reserves the right to respond forcefully" if the ceasefire is violated.

The latest conflict follows closely on the heels of Israel's arrest of Bassem Saadi, reported to be the head of PIJ in the West Bank, a week ago.

He was held in the Jenin area as part of an ongoing series of arrest operations following a wave of attacks by Israeli Arabs and Palestinians that left 17 Israelis and two Ukrainians dead. Two of the attackers came from the Jenin district.

Large crowds gathered on Sunday for the funerals of those killed in the attacks in Rafah, south of the territory, including senior PIJ commander Khaled Mansour, the second senior militant to die. Demonstrations in support of Gaza were also held in the West Bank city of Nablus.

PIJ, which is one of the strongest militant groups operating in Gaza, is backed by Iran and has its headquarters in the Syrian capital Damascus.

It has been responsible for many attacks, including rockets and shootings against Israel.

In November 2019, Israel and PIJ fought for five days after Israel killed a PIJ commander whom Israel said had planned an imminent attack. The violence left 34 Palestinians dead and 111 injured, while 63 Israelis required medical treatment.

Israel said 25 of the Palestinians killed were militants, including those who were hit while preparing to launch rockets.


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