Tenuous truce in Gaza as Islamic Jihad, Israel differ on terms

Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad and Israel declare a halt to hostilities across the Gaza Strip border

"The ceasefire began under Egyptian sponsorship after the Occupation [Israel] submitted to the conditions set by Islamic Jihad on behalf of Palestinian resistance factions," Islamic Jihad spokesman Musab Al-Braim said."Quiet will be answered with quiet," Foreign Minister Israel Katz told Army Radio.

Neighbors left their homes to help rescue workers pull out the bodies of the family, some of which were completely buried in sandy earth. Civilians tried to test the pulse of one body before pulling it out. While Hamas has been open to long-term truces, like Islamic Jihad it refuses to accept permanent coexistence with Israel.

Palestinians collect belongings from a house destroyed in an Israeli air strike in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday.Katz said there would be no change to Israeli military policy in Gaza, contradicting the assertion of Islamic Jihad.

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