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Israeli bombardment explosions are observed in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. – Photo AFP
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: A ceasefire announced by Hamas is widely held yesterday after a wave of lethal air attacks across the Palestinian enclave triggered by the death of an Israeli soldier shot near the border.
The Israeli army said that a tank had struck a Hamas observation point east of Gaza City yesterday morning, claiming that it was a retaliation against Hamas. an attempt to infiltrate the border in northern Gaza.
No injuries were reported during this strike and no major Israeli bombardment took place during the night or a mortar fire from Gaza to Israel.
an agreement) to return to the state of previous calm between the (Israeli) occupation and the Palestinian factions, "Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said in a statement released on Saturday. A senior Hamas official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP that the agreement implied "the cessation of all forms of military escalation", including including Israeli air strikes and mortar and rocket fire from Hamas
incendiary devices, which Palestinians floated over the border for months to light fires in Israel, were not included in the agreement.
Israeli politicians called for a fierce response to kites and balloons.
The Israeli army and the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to confirm that A truce was concluded.
"All we can be said, it is that there have been no incidents or Israeli attacks in the region. Gaza Strip since the last wave of airstrikes on Friday night, "a military spokesman told AFP on Friday, three Hamas militants were killed when air raids sent fire bombs walking in the sky over Gaza, while Israel said that rockets had been launched on its territory.A fourth Palestinian was shot dead during demonstrations near the border.The UN urged all parties to "return from the edge" of the war after months of increasing tension.
The soldier, shot down along the border in southern Gaza, was the first to be killed in the enclave a war of 2014 between Israel and Hamas – AFP
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