The Islamic Jihad movement declared, on Saturday, that it has reached an agreement to ease violence between the besieged Gaza Strip and Israel, as a result of Egyptian mediation efforts.
Daoud Shehab, a spokesperson for Islamic Jihad, said that understandings had been reached for a ceasefire with Israel with the help of Egyptian intervention.
The barrage of rockets was launched late on Friday after Israeli forces killed five Palestinians during demonstrations earlier in the day. https://t.co/eUHuVI5mxb
— The New Arab (@The_NewArab) October 27, 2018
Shehab said:
“After contacts between the Islamic Jihad leadership and the brothers in Egypt it was agreed that a comprehensive ceasefire will begin immediately.”
He added,
“The Islamic Jihad will abide by the ceasefire if the occupation (Israel) does the same.”
Islamic Jihad group announces Gaza ceasefire with Israel https://t.co/6DF2aezxvV pic.twitter.com/XLxH2z5x9y
— Al Jazeera News (@AJENews) October 27, 2018
In addition, following the escalation in Gaza, Israeli Defense Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, met with Israeli army senior officials in Tel Aviv to assess the situation.
Earlier on Saturday, Israeli warplanes carried out 91 airstrikes across Gaza.
#Israeli Airstrikes Damage Buildings, Including Hospital in #Gaza https://t.co/6ETMukBr2M via @PalestineChron pic.twitter.com/r9e7pFbE7b
— Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) October 27, 2018
It is noteworthy that the destruction from three Israeli offensives since 2008, including damage to the enclave’s water, sanitation, energy, and medical facilities, coupled with slow reconstruction due to the blockade, led the UN to warn that Gaza could be “uninhabitable” by 2020.
(Ma’an, PC, Social Media)
