Three-day truce between Israel, Gaza holds; no missiles fired since 8 A.M. Tuesday.
Israel and the Palestinian factions in Gaza began an Egyptian-proposed 72-hour cease-fire at 8 A.M on Tuesday, the 29th day of Operation Protective Edge. Rockets were fired from Gaza at southern and central Israel, as well as into the West Bank, until the very last minute before the lull began.
The Israel Defense Forces withdrew its the last of its forces at 8 P.M. and said it has demolished all of Hamas' known tunnels, some of which have been used to breach Israel's border and carry out attacks.An Israeli delegation is expected to leave for Cairo in the next few days to negotiate a more permanent agreement, with Egyptian mediation. A Palestinian delegation, including members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, was already in Cairo.
Officials in Gaza say more than 1,800 Palestinians were killed during the operation, most of them civilians. Sixty-four IDF soldiers and three Israeli civilians have been killed since fighting began on July 8.
Israel and the Palestinian factions in Gaza began an Egyptian-proposed 72-hour cease-fire at 8 A.M on Tuesday, the 29th day of Operation Protective Edge. Rockets were fired from Gaza at southern and central Israel, as well as into the West Bank, until the very last minute before the lull began.
The Israel Defense Forces withdrew its the last of its forces at 8 P.M. and said it has demolished all of Hamas' known tunnels, some of which have been used to breach Israel's border and carry out attacks.An Israeli delegation is expected to leave for Cairo in the next few days to negotiate a more permanent agreement, with Egyptian mediation. A Palestinian delegation, including members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, was already in Cairo.
Officials in Gaza say more than 1,800 Palestinians were killed during the operation, most of them civilians. Sixty-four IDF soldiers and three Israeli civilians have been killed since fighting began on July 8.
