Jerusalem - Egypt helped broker a cease-fire to end the fighting in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad. The truce was
Egypt helped broker a cease-fire to end the fighting in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad. The truce was set to begin at 11:30 p.m. local time (2030 GMT). An Egyptian intelligence official told The Associated Press that both sides had agreed to the truce. He spoke on condition of anonymity…
Current clashes began when Israel arrested a senior Islamic Jihad official last week and a 17-year-old Palestinian was killed; Islamic Jihad, which is based in Gaza, threatened to retaliate