Israel said Sunday it killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in a crowded Gaza refugee camp, the second such targeted attack since launching its high-stakes military offensive against the militant group just before the weekend.
PUBLISHED 10:33 AM EDT Aug. 06, 2022GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Egyptian intelligence officials have called for a cease-fire to begin at 11:30 p.m. , indicating that a deal has been struck to end the violence in Gaza that has killed dozens of Palestinians.
Israel began its offensive on Friday and has kept up airstrikes in the days since, while militants have lobbed barrages of rockets into IsraelWhile Egyptian officials worked on an agreement, another seven people were killed in Gaza, bringing the Palestinian death toll to 36 since the start of the Israeli offensive Friday. Among the dead were 11 children and four women. The Palestinian Health Ministry said more than 311 people were wounded since Friday.
Officials from Islamic and Hamas suggested a truce would go into effect at 11:30 p.m. local time . They spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the talks.Israel launched its operation with a strike Friday on a leader of the Islamic Jihad, and followed up on Saturday with another targeted strike on a second prominent leader.
Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Tamim Hijazi, who was killed in an Israeli air strike, during his funeral in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. Israel's Defense Ministry said mortars fired from Gaza struck the Erez border crossing into Israel, used by thousands of Gazans a day. The mortars damaged the roof and shrapnel hit the hall's entrance, the ministry said. The crossing has been closed amid the fighting.
Islamic Jihad has fewer fighters and supporters than Hamas, and little is known about its weapons arsenal. Both groups call for Israel's destruction, but have different priorities, with Hamas constrained by the demands of governing.
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