GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Gaza’s Islamist rulers Hamas and Israel agreed to a cease-fire early Saturday, a spokesman for the Palestinian party said, after five people including an Israeli soldier were killed Friday.
“With Egyptian and UN efforts, we reached (an agreement) to return to the previous state of calm between the (Israeli) occupation and the Palestinian factions,” Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said in a statement.
It was the second such cease-fire agreement between the parties in a week and came amid growing fears of a new war.
On Friday an Israeli soldier was shot dead by Palestinian fire along the border, the first killing of a soldier in and around Gaza since a 2014 war between Hamas and the Jewish state.
Three Hamas fighters were killed as Israel retaliated with airstrikes on dozens of targets.
A fourth Palestinian man was killed after being shot during a protest on the Gaza-Israel border.
Israel and Hamas have fought three wars since 2008.
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Hamas, Israel agree on Gaza cease-fire: Hamas spokesman
Hamas, Israel agree on Gaza cease-fire: Hamas spokesman
- It was the second such cease-fire agreement between the parties in a week and came amid growing fears of a new war
- Israel and Hamas have fought three wars since 2008
Israel says killed four suspected militants exiting tunnel in Gaza’s Rafah
JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said it killed four suspected militants who attacked its troops as the armed men emerged from a tunnel in the Rafah area of southern Gaza on Monday.
“A short while ago, four armed terrorists exited an underground tunnel shaft and fired toward soldiers in the Rafah area in the southern Gaza Strip.... Following identification, the troops eliminated the terrorists,” the military said.
It said the attack on its troops was a violation of the ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
“A short while ago, four armed terrorists exited an underground tunnel shaft and fired toward soldiers in the Rafah area in the southern Gaza Strip.... Following identification, the troops eliminated the terrorists,” the military said.
It said the attack on its troops was a violation of the ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
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