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Fresh violence in Gaza began on Tuesday, when three top Islamic Jihad commanders were killed by Israeli airstrikes. The attack was carried out in response to rockets fired from Gaza. Since then violence between the two sides continued, but a ceasefire agreement was reached late on Saturday night with the help of Egypt.
A ceasefire between the two sides in the Gaza Strip appeared to be coming into force on Sunday after five days of violence between Israel and Palestinian militants. 33 Palestinians and two Israelis have died in this violence. Fresh violence in Gaza began on Tuesday, when three top Islamic Jihad commanders were killed by Israeli airstrikes. The attack was carried out in response to rockets fired from Gaza. Since then violence between the two sides continued, but a ceasefire agreement was reached late on Saturday night with the help of Egypt.
The cease-fire brought relief to the two million people in Gaza and the millions of Israelis who had been living in bomb shelters to avoid being bombarded in recent days. Israel has lifted most of the restrictions imposed on residents of southern Israel, which has been hit by rocket attacks. Israeli officials say they have killed several top Islamic Jihad officials. He said that Israel had carried out the attacks on the basis of solid intelligence. At least 13 civilians were among those killed in Gaza in these attacks.
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