Israel has not yet released any details of the truce or even a formal public confirmation that it has gone into effect.
Rocket fire from Gaza continued after an Egyptian-brokered truce between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad to end the five-day of fighting was slated to go into effect at 10 p.m. on Saturday night.
An Israeli defense official confirmed the report of such a truce that first circulated in the Egyptian media, explaining that “quiet will be met with quiet.”No details of reported truce
Israel has not yet released any details of the truce or even a formal public confirmation that it has gone into effect. Typically the restoration of calm between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza is measured by the cessation of rocket fire and IDF aerial strikes.
The Palestinian and Arab media published a five-sentence text from Egypt of the cease-fire announcement, which spoke of an end to targeting civilians and demolishing homes once the truce goes into effect.
Egypt urged both the PIJ and Israel to implement the agreement and plans to follow up with both sides.
The Joint Operations Rooms of the Palestinian Resistance Factions in Gaza also announced an end to the current round of fighting, in a statement it issued late Saturday. The group which consists of a number of terror groups in Gaza, said that the Palestinians entered and exited the battle united and strong as ever. It warned Israel against carrying out additional targeted assassinations, saying that our fingers are on the trigger.
In Ramallah, PLO Secretary-General Hussein al-Sheikh welcomed the “truce agreement” and thanked Egypt for “its great role and great effort.”
The truce reached through indirect talks was considered so fragile that the Home Front Command maintained its orders for Israelis in southern Israel to remain in protected spaces, even after 10 p.
