Israel and Palestinian militants agreed on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, brokered by Cairo. According to Reuters sources , it will enter into force at 20:00 local time on Sunday, August 7,
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Over the weekend, Israel shelled targets in the Gaza Strip and launched rocket attacks on cities.
A source in the Egyptian security services said that Israel had agreed to a truce.
Islamic Jihad did not confirm this information to Reuters, only saying that it was in contact with Cairo.
At the same time, as Al Jazeera writes, a ceasefire was announced at 5:00 p.m., which will take effect at 8:00 p.m.
Context
Tensions in the Gaza Strip have risen sharply since the arrest of Basam Saadi in the city of Jenin on August 1. Since then, the IDF has closed routes along the border due to fears of imminent retaliation with anti-tank guided missiles or a sniper attack by Islamic Jihad.
On Friday, August 5, Israel announced the start of the special operation “Dawn”, a “special situation” was introduced in the rear. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began striking targets in the Gaza Strip.
According to the IDF, since Friday evening, the Gaza Strip has fired 580 rockets and mortars at Israel.
Source: Ukrgate
