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Israel says Islamic Jihad, Gaza ceasefire agreement reached

Jerusalem/Gaza (CNN)The ceasefire over Gaza between Israel and Islamic Jihad came into effect early Monday morning Appeared to be maintained after 11:30 pm local time Sunday (4:30 pm ET).

A brief statement from the Israeli Prime Minister's Office announcing the ceasefire thanked Egypt for its mediation efforts, but "retains the right of the State of Israel to respond strongly" if it is violated. warned.

The announcement came shortly after the Islamic Jihad, about 50 hours after the escalation began, when Israel launched a so-called preemptive strike against the Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza. It was conducted. At least 44 civilians and militants, including 15 children, were killed in the escalation, according to Palestinian authorities.

Terms and conditions were not immediately published. But Egypt's official state news agency said in a move to call for a truce, Cairo confirmed the release of Islamic jihadists captured by Israel six days ago, and confirmed Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli prisons. reportedly working to have him transferred to to the hospital for treatment.

In a statement issued by the State Department on Monday, Secretary of State Anthony Brinken welcomed the ceasefire.

"This agreement provides a welcome reprieve for Israeli and Palestinian civilians, allowing vital fuel and other supplies to reach Gaza," the statement said. .

“The United States remains committed to Israel's unwavering commitment to security and will continue to be fully engaged in promoting equanimity. , will improve the quality of life for Israeli Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.”

In previous ceasefire agreements, Israel reportedly promised to ease the closure of Gaza.

Rockets fired towards Jerusalem

Palestinian militants fired rockets towards Jerusalem early on Sunday.30} Operationagainst Islamic Jihad has begun.

Khaled Mansur, leader of the Islamic Jihad operation in southern Gaza, was killed in an airstrike on a building in Rafah near the Egyptian border, according to Israeli officials. Israel said Mansur was responsible for numerous terrorist attacks against Israelis.

He was his second Islamic Jihad commander to be killed in an Israeli operation, which was dubbed "Breaking Dawn." An airstrike killed Tayseer Al-Jabari, the militant group's head of operations in northern Gaza, in one of the opening salvos of Operation Israel on Friday afternoon.

The Israeli military has built dozens of additional Gaza raids, including rocket launch sites, weapons manufacturing facilities, and tunnels allegedly under construction to allow militants to enter Israel and carry out attacks. Continue attacking the target. The Israeli military has also expanded its operations to the West Bank, detaining about 40 Islamic Jihad suspects across the territory in two nights of operations.

Islamic Jihad, the smaller of his two major militant groups in Gaza, said Israeli officials say he fired more than 900 rounds, mostly aimed at Israeli communities near Gaza. fired rockets and mortars. long range rocket.

About 20 percent of the launches landed inside Gaza, a military spokesman told reporters. The Iron Dome air defense system deployed against fires judged to pose a threat to people and buildings and intercepting rockets fired over Jerusalem operated with a 97 percent success rate, a spokesperson said Sunday. Stated.

Children among the dead

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the violence killed his 44 Palestinians, including his 15 children. . Israel claims most of those killed in airstrikes are militants, but Islamic Jihad refuses to release names of killed fighters, saying it will do so only when escalation is over did.

There are conflicting claims about responsibility for some of the fatalities. His one incident on Saturday included his four children among the seven killed in an explosion in Jabariyah, north of Gaza. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said the explosion was caused by an Israeli airstrike, but Israel denied the claim, blaming an accidental rocket launch. The Israeli Defense Forces have released a video showing an Islamic Jihad rocket that suddenly lost power and fell over the city.

The presidency of the Palestinian Authority, which is based in the West Bank and has very limited influence over events in Gaza, strongly condemned the Israeli military operation and was later appointed to the UN Security Council. He called for a strong response when the Society held a special meeting. Discuss escalation.

One of the UN's most pressing humanitarian priorities is restoring fuel supplies to Gaza, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), he told CNN. With inventories so low, Gaza's single power plant has been shut since around noon on Saturday, sharply reducing power supplies across the Gaza Strip.

Two water treatment plants and nine pumping stations have been forced to close as a result of power shortages, he said, OCHA. This means that 130,000 cubic meters of dirty water are now flowing directly into the Mediterranean Sea.

The impact is also being felt in homes in Gaza, where he now receives an average of 16 hours a day of electricity from three to four hours a day, the Gaza Power Company said on CNN. told to

Fuel for power plant Kerem Shalom crossroads closed by Israel six days ago amid concerns Islamic Jihad threatens attack after Israeli military operations in West Bank towns Where Israeli forces captured one of the group's senior commanders, Bassam al-Saadi, on Monday night as he was trucked to Gaza through.

The escalation was most severe in nearly 15 months when Israeli forces and Hamas fought his 11-day war in May 2021.This time, the key differences is that Hamas has decided to remain out of the fight. That statement held Israel accountable for the escalation, but did not consistently threaten retaliatory strikes.

Islamic Jihad Leaders Meet Iranian President

Two days of clashes have been linked to Islamic Jihad leaders being in Iran and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi It happened while I was meeting with other dignitaries. - Ranking officials.

A video obtained by Reuters showed Ziyad al-Nahra meeting with Raisi in Tehran on Saturday, a day after Israel launched military operations against Islamic Jihad in Gaza.

Al-Nahra also met on Saturday with Major General Hossein Salami of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, praising the "quick response of the Palestinian Islamic resistance" to the Israeli military operation and stating that "the resistance has come to power." A new era has begun to take control," Iran's Fars news agency reported.

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid drew attention to al-Nahra's visit to Iran when he spoke of his campaign in Gaza on Friday.

"Our war is not against the people of Gaza. Islamic Jihad is Iran's agent seeking to destroy the state of Israel and kill innocent Israelis. As we speak, the head of Islamic Jihad is in Tehran.We will do whatever it takes to protect our people," Rapid said.