A truce has been announced by the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in Gaza following conflict with Israel, which had escalated after the death of a hunger striker from its ranks while in Israeli custody. Sources from both Islamic Jihad and fellow militant group Hamas have revealed that mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and the United Nations intervened to broker a return to calm from 4am. Israel, however, has not yet confirmed the agreement.
The Israeli army reported that the last warning sirens were heard near the Gaza border at around 5:30am. Witnesses in the blockaded Palestinian territory also claimed that several rockets were fired at Israel around this time. Tariq Salmi, a spokesperson for Islamic Jihad, said in a statement, “One round of confrontation has ended, but the march of resistance continues and will not stop.” He added that…
