Israel-Gaza ceasefire maintained after days of deadly violence

A fragile ceasefire agreement to end nearly three days of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza was announced Monday. was held until the morning of The series of violence may have decreased.

The flare-up is the deadliest fighting between Israeli-Gaza militant groups since Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers fought an 11-day war last year, with the blockaded Gaza exacerbated the destruction and misery that had plagued the Year.

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Since Friday, Israeli The aircraft was targeted in Gaza while an Iran-backed Palestinian Islamic jihadist group fired hundreds of rockets into Israel.

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, 44 Palestinians were killed and 311 wounded in three days of fighting, including 15 children and four of her women. Islamic Jihad said 12 of the dead were militants, and Israel said some of the dead were killed by rockets that failed.

On Monday, Israel partially resumed travel to Gaza out of humanitarian need, with peace and quiet. It said it would fully reopen if it was preserved. Gaza's lone power plant came back online on Monday after a fuel truck entered a freight crossing for the first time since the crossing with the Strip was closed last week. The shutdown caused fuel shortages and forced the plant to shut down on Saturday.Gaza is suffering from a chronic power crisis.

Hundreds of thousands of Israeli lives amid violence I was confused by Security precautions recently imposed on residents of southern Israel are being gradually lifted on Monday, the military said.

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 undoubtedly took a beating during the Israeli offensive. . Not only did she lose two leaders, but thanks to Israel's missile defense system, which shot down most of her rockets, Israel fired hundreds of rockets without hitting a single one of her. Weapons have been reduced. Israel says its own rockets may have killed several Gazans.

The ceasefire agreement included a promise that Egypt would work to release two of her senior Islamic Jihad detainees held by Israel, but there was no guarantee that this would come to fruition. . Fighting over the weekend is also likely to complicate the relationship between Islamic Jihad and Hamas.

A senior Israeli official said the attack set the Islamic Jihad's capabilities back "by decades." The rekindling was a "successful counter-terrorist operation" as Israel achieved its goals in a short period of time. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the surgery with the media.

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Violence threatened to escalate into another all-out war, but was eventually contained. This was because Gaza's ruling Hamas group remained on the sidelines. This is probably due to fear of Israeli reprisals and economic chaos. Agreements with Israel, including Israeli work permits for thousands of Gaza residents, have strengthened control over the coastal zone.

Israel and Hamas have fought four wars since the group seized control of his territory in 2007.

On Friday, another senior Islamic Jihad member attacked the leader of the Islamic Jihad in the West Bank last week. Following his arrest, he said there had been a "concrete threat" of anti-tank missile attacks against Israelis. The arrest comes after months of Israeli raids in the West Bank to recruit suspects following a spate of Palestinian attacks against Israel.

Killed another Islamic jihadist leader in Saturday's strike.

Israel said some of the deaths during this round were attributed to militants' mistaken rockets, including one incident in the Jebariya refugee camp in northern Gaza on Saturday that killed six Palestinians. He said gunfire was the cause. On Sunday, two men were killed when a projectile hit a house in the same area of ​​Jebaliyah. The Palestinians held Israel responsible, but Israel said it was investigating whether the area had been hit by a errant rocket.

Occupied West Bank Monday. In May, Israeli forces destroyed the homes of two Palestinians suspected of carrying out a deadly attack on Israelis in the city of Erad in May. Soldiers faced violent protests during the operation, the military said.

of riots in Gaza The explosion was a key test for Israel's interim Prime Minister Yair Lapid, whose lack of experience in conducting military operations. Yet he launched his offense three months before the general election.

President Joe Biden has said he welcomes a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza-based militants.

"During his 72 hours, the United States has been working with officials in Israel, the Palestinian authorities, Egypt, Qatar, Jordan and other regions to facilitate a speedy resolution of the conflict," he said. said. he said in a statement on Sunday.

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 the meeting 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.

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Israel The military fired about 1,100 rockets at Israel, which it said were fired by militants in Gaza, of which about 200 landed within Palestinian enclaves. The military said its air defenses intercepted 380 of his planes, two of which were fired at Jerusalem. The military did not specify what happened to the rest, but it is likely that they fell into an open area or were torn apart in mid-air.