PAUSE: A CEASEFIRE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS

Over 243 people including more than 100 women and children were killed in Gaza, Israel has said it killed at least 225 militants during the fighting. In Israel, 12 people, including two children, were killed, its medical service says. According to the health ministry. 

The Israeli prime minister's office issued a statement saying Israel had agreed to a "mutual and unconditional" cessation of hostilities. In the meantime, according to the report Israeli air strikes on Gaza and rockets fired into Israel.

A Hamas leader told the in Gaza that Israel they had agreed to "lift their hands off" the al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem (one of Islam's holiest sites) and the nearby district of Sheikh Jarrah, where there have been moves by Jewish settlers to evict Palestinian families.

US President Joe Biden said the move brought "genuine opportunity" for progress. This ceasefire is not time-limited, and leaders around the world have expressed their hope that it will last indefinitely. 

The Israeli prime minister's office issued a statement saying that Israel had agreed to a mutual and unconditional cessation of hostilities. According to the report, Israel allowed a crossing point into the Gaza’s strip to reopen and allow humanitarian aid into the area. At the same time, Israel said the emergency restrictions around the country have been lifted and the flights will resume in a few days. 

Palestinian children return to their house in Beit Hanoun following the ceasefire.

source: UN Israel News