the palestinian militant group, islamichhad, says it has agreed to a ceasefire with israel to end three days of fighting, which began on friday. the truce brokered by egypt is expected to come in to force shortly. israel said several hours ago that it had agreed to the ceasefire, but there has since been a further wave of violence. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, sent this report. a crush of grief for islamichhad s most powerful commander in gaza. revenge, the mourners shout. and soon it came, the armed group firing barrages of rockets at israeli cities. the death of the veteran militant is a serious blow to the jihadist group. he was killed here with seven others in intense israeli bombing. it was horrifying. they targeted the house with five or six rockets, says this man, who lives nearby. there were bodies on the ground. and today, the violence also reached jerusalem, as israeli nationalists visited its most disputed holy site for a jewish holiday.
it s been quite an hour, thanks for being with us. there are yet more new developments out of israel when the news continues right now with the source. this is the source, i m pamela brown in for caitlin coppin. collins. the deal was approved by a significant majority according to a source and as part of the deal at least 50 hostages, women and children would be released in exchange for a four- day halt in israel s air and ground campaign. the statement from the israeli government made no mention of the release of palestinian prisoners thought to be a key part of this deal. we have team coverage with the very latest, matthew chance is live in israel. chief correspondent alex marquardt is here with me in washington. let s start with matthew chance in tel aviv. the cabinet met for several hours, finally approving a deal, what do we know? yeah, seven hours, which is how long it took the 38 member cabinet to debate the various details of the deal that was agreed with qatari
is about to begin. after everything its economy has been through, ukraine needs this deal to work, which is why it s looking to build confidence by telling shipping companies that there s money to be made here, by showing insurance firms that the level of risk is acceptable. but it also has to build some kind of trust with russia, despite continuing to fight for its very existence. it s hoped this agreement will last for four months. it could be extended. this is still the one patch of common ground in the most hostile of landscapes. james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv. several mortar shells struck residential neighbourhoods near the presidential palace in somalia s capital mogadishu. the attack comes after parliament met to approve the country s recently appointed cabinet. prime minister hamza abdi barre s 75 member cabinet includes a former al shabaab deputy leader. the islamist militant group frequently targets government
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