Gaza: Islamic Jihad announces truce agreement with Israel
This photo taken from the Siraeli city of Ashkelon shows rockets fired from the Gaza Strip on August 7, 2022. AFP - JACK GUEZ
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The Palestinian armed group Islamic Jihad announced Sunday evening August 7 to have accepted a truce agreement with Israel, after the death of 43 Palestinians, including children, in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip in three days of hostilities.
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In the afternoon, the Egyptian mediator affirmed to have obtained the agreement of Israel for a truce.
A few hours later, the Islamic Jihad announced that it had approved an Egyptian-drafted agreement on a cessation of hostilities.
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A short time ago, a formula was found for the truce agreement, which includes Egypt's commitment to work for the release of two prisoners
' from Islamic Jihad in the hands of Israel , said in a press release Mohammed Al-Hindi, head of the political branch of the group.
No indication was given immediately on the terms of this truce or on the date of its entry into force.
Before the announcement of Islamic Jihad, this Palestinian armed movement had launched several rockets in the direction of Israel and Jerusalem, which were intercepted by the Israeli missile defense system, according to the army.
43 dead in Gaza
In the Gaza Strip, 17 Palestinians, including nine children, were killed on Sunday in Israeli raids on including Jabaliya, Gaza City and Rafah, said the health ministry of the Palestinian armed movement Hamas in power in this enclave under Israeli blockade for more than 15 years.
Since the start of the Israeli operation targeting Islamic Jihad in the impoverished enclave on Friday, "
43 Palestinians have been martyred, including 15 children
" and "
311 have been injured
", according to a latest report from the ministry.
Before Sunday's rocket fire from Gaza, sirens sounded in the Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Ashkelon area to warn of Palestinian projectiles and residents rushed to shelters.
with AFP
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