GAZA CITY, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Palestinian leaders in Gaza agreed a ceasefire with Israel early Monday, officials said, after the most serious flare-up since a 2014 war.
Egypt brokered an agreement to cease hostilities from 4:30 am local time, an official from the strip’s rulers Hamas and another
from its allied group Islamic Jihad said.
An Egyptian official also confirmed the deal.
An Israeli army spokeswoman had no comment. Israel has not publicly
confirmed previous such ceasefire deals.
The situation had been calm since the time of the supposed ceasefire. There appeared to have been no Palestinian rocket fire or Israeli airstrikes.
The Islamic Jihad official said the truce agreement was based on Israel
easing its blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Among the steps, he said, were the easing of limits on fishing and
improvements in Gaza’s electricity and fuel situation.
Wissam Zoghbar, an official with the smaller Democratic Front for the
Liberation of Palestine in Gaza, said in a statement the deal would see
Israel cease all strikes on Gaza.
The escalation began Saturday with massive rocket fire from Gaza, drawing
waves of Israeli retaliatory strikes, and continued throughout Sunday.
At least 23 Palestinians, including at least nine militants, were killed.
Four civilians in Israel were killed, at least three of them Israeli citizens. — NNN-AGENCIES
