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Ceasefire Takes Effect Between Palestine and Israel in Gaza

Fares Akram and Tiergolden Bergh Associated Press

Palestinians cried Saturday at the body of a man killed in Israeli airstrikes . His activities in Gaza spanned his second day. Israel launched its operation against Islamic Jihad on Friday, killing one of the group's senior commanders in a surprise daytime airstrike against a skyscraper in Gaza City and firing rockets in response.

Ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants to end nearly three days of violence that killed dozens of Palestinians

Fighting escalated as militants fired hundreds of rockets into the depths of Israel as Israeli aircraft struck targets in Gaza. Egyptian officials then worked to bring the two sides to an agreement.

READ MORE: Israel-Gaza Conflict: Militants engage in firefight after deadly attack

Rockets and airstrikes begin a truce scheduled for 11:30pm. (2030 GMT; 4:30 PM EDT).

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Fifteen children and her four women as Israel targets extremist group Islamic Jihad More than 40 of his Palestinians were killed, including He said it was a preemptive strike. Israel said erroneous Gaza rockets were responsible for some of the deaths.

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