Gaza City, Gaza Strip -- A ceasefire between Israeli and Palestinian militants has been held after nearly three days, leaving Gaza's only power plant It resumed operations on Monday. Resumed travel to territory.
Israel also lifted security restrictions on communities in southern Israel after an Egyptian-brokered truce took effect late Sunday. Fighting has subsided, leaving war-weary peoples in Gaza and Israel to pick up debris after the worst string of violence since his 11-day war between Israel and Hamas last year.
Since Friday, Israeli aircraft have hit targets in Gaza while Iran-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant groups have fired hundreds of rockets at Israel.
His 44 Palestinians, including 15 children and her four women, were killed and 311 wounded in three days of fighting, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Islamic Jihad said 12 of his killed were militants. Israel said some of the dead were killed by misfired rockets from Gaza. The Israelites were not killed.
Violence threatened to escalate into another all-out war, but Gaza's ruling Hamas group remained on the sidelines, possibly fearing Israeli reprisals and undermining an economic deal with Israel. I was locked up for fear. The number of Gazans who strengthened Hamas' control over the coastal zone.
Israel and Hamas have fought four wars since the group invaded the territory in 2007. Hamas had strong motives to avoid further conflict. With this, he dealt a staggering blow to the 2.3 million Palestinian inhabitants of the impoverished territory.
The eruption of riots in Gaza has been a significant test for Israel's interim prime minister, Yair Lapid, who has no experience directing military operations. He launched his attack three months before the general election and may have campaigned to keep his job in that election, thereby gaining his political base.
Israel on Monday began reopening its checkpoints into Gaza out of humanitarian need, saying it would be fully open if peace prevailed. Fuel trucks were seen entering a major freight crossing heading to a power plant that went offline on Saturday after Israel closed the crossing to Gaza last week.
With the blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt, and the chronic power crisis, residents have only access to power for a few hours a day, a miserable situation in the region's intense summer heat. increased.
Hundreds of thousands of Israeli lives were disrupted during the violence. Israel's sophisticated Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted many of the rockets fired at Israel, and no serious injuries were reported.
Israel launched operations on Friday with attacks against Islamic Jihad leaders and responded to the arrest of another senior Islamic Jihadist last week by citing a "concrete threat" of anti-tank missile strikes against Israelis. said there is. Member of the West Bank. The arrest comes after months of Israeli raids in the West Bank to recruit suspects in the wake of a spate of Palestinian attacks against Israel.
Killed another Islamic jihadist leader in Saturday's strike.
Both sides boasted of success. Speaking to reporters in Tehran on Sunday, Islamic Jihad leader Ziad Al-Nahra said the militant group remained in power despite the loss of two leaders. "This is a victory for Islamic Jihad," he said.
Despite its claims, the group was undoubtedly hit during a heavy offensive. Not only did we lose two leaders, we also fired hundreds of rockets to reduce our arsenal.
Israel said some of the deaths in Gaza were caused by militants' errant rocket fire, including at the Jebaliya refugee camp where six of his Palestinians were killed on Saturday. . On Sunday, two men were killed when a projectile hit a house in the same area of Jebaliyah. Palestinians blamed Israel for Sunday's attack, but said Israel was investigating whether the area was hit by an unexploded rocket.
The ceasefire agreement included a promise that Egypt would work on the release of her two senior Islamist jihad detainees held by Israel, but there was no assurance that this would come to fruition. I didn't. Fighting over the weekend is also likely to complicate the relationship between Islamic Jihad and Hamas.
Israeli officials say the offensive was a success and restored Islamic Jihad capabilities for "decades", including the loss of two leaders and a blow to the group's rocket production and launch capabilities. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the surgery with the media.
US President Joe Biden welcomed the ceasefire.
"During his 72 hours, the United States has worked with officials in Israel, Palestinian authorities, Egypt, Qatar, Jordan and other regions to facilitate a rapid resolution of the conflict," he said. said. he said in a statement on Sunday.
On Monday, in the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces opened the homes of two Palestinians suspected of carrying out a deadly attack on Israelis in the city of Erad in May. destroyed. Soldiers faced violent protests during the operation, the military said.
The UN Security Council was scheduled to hold an emergency meeting on the riots on Monday. China, which presides over the Council this month, has scheduled sessions at the request of the United Arab Emirates, which represents Arab countries on the Council, as well as China, France, Ireland and Norway.
"Underscores its commitment to do all it can to end the ongoing escalation, ensure public safety and security, and follow up on the Palestinian Prisoner File," the United Nations said. Middle East Special Coordinator said. East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, in a statement.
The Israeli military said Gaza militants had fired about 1,100 rockets at Israel, of which about 200 landed within Palestinian enclaves. The military said its air defenses intercepted 380 of his planes, two of which were aimed at Jerusalem. The military did not specify what happened to the rest, but they likely fell in an open area or collapsed in mid-air.
Islamic Jihad fighters and supporters of Hamas and little is known about its weapons. Both groups call for the destruction of Israel, but they have different priorities and Hamas is constrained by its demands for governance.
Over the past year, Israel and Hamas have exchanged work permits and slightly relaxed border closures imposed by Israel and Egypt when Hamas seized territory 15 years ago. A tacit understanding was reached. Israel has issued her 12,000 work permits to the Gaza worker, and he expects to give another 2,000 permits.
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Goldenberg reported from Tel Aviv, Israel. Her AP writer Edith M. Lederer for the United Nations contributed to this report.