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Israel, Hamas clash over Gaza, then truce reached
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS MARCH 25, 2019 / 11:54 AM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
Israel, Hamas clash over Gaza, then truce reached
Nidal al-Mughrabi, Jeffrey Heller
6 MIN READ
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel launched air strikes on the Palestinian enclave of Gaza and deployed extra troops to the border on Monday in response to the longest-range Hamas rocket attack to cause casualties in years.
After a day of intense cross-border fighting, Palestinian officials said Egypt had mediated a ceasefire, though the frontier did not remain calm for long.
Rocket sirens sounded in southern Israel after the late-night truce was supposed to take effect, sending residents running for shelter. In Gaza, Palestinians reported Israeli planes attacked at least two targets.
Hamas, the Islamist militant group that rules Gaza, and smaller Palestinian factions put out a statement that Egypt had mediated a ceasefire even as the rockets were fired. Israeli officials did not comment on whether a truce had been reached.
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Israel, Hamas clash over Gaza, then truce reached
Nidal al-Mughrabi, Jeffrey Heller
6 MIN READ
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel launched air strikes on the Palestinian enclave of Gaza and deployed extra troops to the border on Monday in response to the longest-range Hamas rocket attack to cause casualties in years.
After a day of intense cross-border fighting, Palestinian officials said Egypt had mediated a ceasefire, though the frontier did not remain calm for long.
Rocket sirens sounded in southern Israel after the late-night truce was supposed to take effect, sending residents running for shelter. In Gaza, Palestinians reported Israeli planes attacked at least two targets.
Hamas, the Islamist militant group that rules Gaza, and smaller Palestinian factions put out a statement that Egypt had mediated a ceasefire even as the rockets were fired. Israeli officials did not comment on whether a truce had been reached.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-violence/israel-hamas-clash-over-gaza-then-truce-reached-idUSKCN1R61UI