Israel’s security cabinet agrees ceasefire against Hamas

TEL VIV -(MaraviPost)-Israel’s security cabinet on Thursday, May 2021 agreed a ceasefire deal to end 11-day conflict with Gaza militants

It says the truce was proposed by Egypt and would be “mutual and unconditional, according to BBC.

The main Palestinian armed groups in Gaza, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, confirm the ceasefire

They say the ceasefire will come into force at 02:00 local time (23:00 GMT) on Friday, but Israel has not confirmed this

Egypt is sending security delegations to Israel and the Palestinian territories to help uphold ceasefire, state TV says

As the ceasefire deal was confirmed by Israel, its military said warning sirens were sounding in the country’s south, indicating rockets had been fired from Gaza

A Reuters reporter also heard an air strike in Gaza

The 11-day fighting has claimed at least 232 lives in Gaza and 12 in Israel

Lloyd M’bwana

I’m a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resource (LUANAR)’s Environmental Science graduate (Malawi) and UK’s ICM Journalism and Media studies scholar. Also University of Malawi (UNIMA) Library Science Scholar. I have been The Malawi Country Manager and duty editor for the Maravi Post since 2019. My duty editor’s job is to ensure that the news is covered properly, that it is delivered on time, and that it is created to the standards set out in the editorial guidelines of the Maravi Post.