Published on: Saturday, May 22, 2021
By: AFP
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Aerial view of a neighbourhood in Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip, that was targeted by Israeli air strikes during the recent military conflict between Israel and Hamas.
GAZA CITY: A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist movement which controls the Gaza Strip, appeared to be holding Friday after 11 days of deadly fighting that pounded the Palestinian enclave and forced countless Israelis to seek shelter from rockets.
Gaza City was quiet under a cover of clouds, with only a thin column of smoke wafting into the skies after Israeli air strikes came to a halt, an AFP journalist reported.
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