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Gaza – Islamist movement Hamas and Palestinian Islamist groups announced yesterday a cease-fire with Israel, concluded under the auspices of Egypt, after one of the worst clashes between the two sides since the war of 2014.
"Egypt's efforts have resulted in a cease-fire between the resistance and the Zionist enemy, and the resistance will respect it as long as the Zionist enemy will do it" the Palestinian groups announced in a joint statement.
In the Gaza Strip, relative calm prevailed last night. It was expected that schools, closed during the day, would be open today, according to an AFP journalist.
After the announcement of the ceasefire, thousands of people participated in jubilant demonstrations in various parts of the enclave to proclaim the "victory over Israel".
At the moment, no confirmation has been obtained from Israel, which does not generally comment on ads of this type.
In Egypt, the historic mediator in Gaza, the Foreign Ministry called on Israel, in a statement issued after the announcement, "to immediately cease all forms of military action".
According to a diplomatic source aware of the agreement, Israel and Hamas have pledged to return to "the provisions of the 2014 agreement" after a war that occurred in the summer of this year.
However, the same source acknowledged that the situation was "very precarious" and could explode "again".
Security Council meeting. The UN Security Council met yesterday in camera to discuss the escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip between Palestinians and Israeli forces, although no agreement was reached. 39, was found on how to handle the crisis, diplomats said. . The meeting was requested by the representatives of Kuwait and Bolivia.
The Palestinian ambassador to the UN, Riyad Mansur, spoke to reporters after 50 minutes of meeting and assured that the council was "paralyzed" and had "not assumed his responsibility "to stop the violence. The Council has made no statement on the crisis, a measure that requires the consensus of the 15 members of the agency.
The ambassador of Kuwait, Mansour al-Otaibi, said that most council members were of the opinion that the UN should do something "and some suggested a visit to the region, but no concrete action has been taken.
The Israeli ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, said: "We will not accept an appeal to both parties to show restraint.
"There is one camp that attacks and fires 400 missiles on civilian populations, and another camp protects the citizens," he said in a statement.
Seven Palestinians were killed and 26 others wounded in Gaza by Israeli attacks, following rocket fire on their territory.
The current escalation of violence began on Sunday with a failed operation of Israeli special forces inside the Gaza Strip, which killed at least six people and prompted Hamas to promise revenge.
Palestinian militants responded with rocket and mortar fire. An anti-tank missile hit a bus which, according to Hamas, was being used by Israeli soldiers. In the attack, a soldier was seriously injured.
According to the rescue services, dozens of Israelis were reported to have been slightly injured, including shrapnel.
Tel-Aviv's armed response was against several targets and destroyed several buildings, including the headquarters of a television channel.
This is the worst outbreak of violence since the war between Israel and the Islamist group that ruled the region in 2014. The protests and clashes that have taken place on the Gaza border since March 30 have raised fears fourth conflict. armed in the area.
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