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Israel did not confirm this agreement, which came into effect shortly after midnight Friday, but Friday's mbadive Israeli bombardment of Gaza has stopped, and no Palestinian rocket fire to Israel has yet been reported. According to Israeli and Palestinian sources
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas announced by the Islamist movement appeared to be respected in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, following mbadive bombings that followed the death of an Israeli soldier killed by Palestinian gunfire. This escalation of violence has also claimed the lives of four Palestinians.
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No Israeli air strikes or rockets fired south of Israel from Gaza was only reported after the ceasefire came into effect shortly after midnight Friday, Israeli and Palestinian sources said. Israeli politicians and military officials, however, refused to confirm a ceasefire on Saturday, but said there has been "total calm" for hours on the ground.
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A Hamas spokesman announced in the night that a cease-fire agreement, momentarily removing the specter of a new war, had been found between Israel and the Islamist movement, after a day when the Israeli army mbadively bombed about 60 targets in the Gaza Strip. "Thanks to the efforts of Egypt and the United Nations, we have reached (an agreement) to return to the state of calm that preceded, between the (Israeli) occupation and the Palestinian factions," said Fawzi Barhoum.
According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, two Palestinians were killed near Khan Younis, in the south of the enclave, by Israeli strikes against a Hamas observation post. A third died in a bombing raid in Rafah and a fourth was killed by Israeli gunfire near the border area east of Gaza City.
An Israeli soldier shot dead near Gaza, the first since 2014
The Israeli army announced the death of one of its soldiers, shot dead by Palestinian gunfire along the border. This is the first Israeli soldier killed near Gaza since the war between Israel and Hamas in 2014, which controls this Palestinian territory.
Last week, after a major confrontation between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist movement had already announced a cease-fire concluded with Egyptian mediation. Israel had also refused to confirm the agreement, while putting an end to its attacks. According to Israeli public radio, this silence is due to the Israeli government's desire not to give the impression that it is negotiating with Hamas, considered as a "terrorist" organization, although indirect discussions are taking place by the government. through Egypt and the UN
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Friday evening, shortly before the announcement of the ceasefire by Hamas, to have met with the special envoy of the UN for the Middle East Nickolay Mladenov. This diplomat had called Friday Israel and Hamas to restraint. "Everyone in the Gaza Strip must move away from the precipice. Not next week. Not tomorrow. IMMEDIATELY, "wrote Mladenov on Twitter.
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