the palestinian militant group, islamichhad, says it has agreed to a ceasefire with israel to end three days of fighting, which began on friday. the truce brokered by egypt is expected to come in to force shortly. israel said several hours ago that it had agreed to the ceasefire, but there has since been a further wave of violence. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, sent this report. a crush of grief for islamichhad s most powerful commander in gaza. revenge, the mourners shout. and soon it came, the armed group firing barrages of rockets at israeli cities. the death of the veteran militant is a serious blow to the jihadist group. he was killed here with seven others in intense israeli bombing. it was horrifying. they targeted the house with five or six rockets, says this man, who lives nearby. there were bodies on the ground. and today, the violence also reached jerusalem, as israeli nationalists visited its most disputed holy site for a jewish holiday.
outside, nobody s hurt, but some rockets hit. and in gaza, too. we can t independently verify these pictures, but israel says they show a palestinian missile misfiring with deadly consequences. there was no israeli activity in the gaza strip in that area or at that time. islamichhad is killing palestinian children in gaza. after three days of fighting, we may now be heading for a ceasefire brokered by egypt, but people here know that a truce is always temporary. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. let s speak to yoseph haddad. he s ceo of the ngo together vouch for each other, which describes itself as independent. he is in nazareth. thanks forjoining us. what do you make of this announcement, that there is going to be a ceasefire in about half an hour s time? yes.
unfortunately of course, and i pray for every innocent life, but during a war there are casualties, but israel is actually responsible for the minimum, especially in this operation. but do know what is fascinating to see? the fact is that the world media are not talking about how actually the islamic jihad is committing a double war crime, one for targeting innocent people in israel and second for actually targeting their own people. everybody is silent about that is not even talking about it in a bit of actually israel who were responsible you would see absolutely everything in every headline around the world, by the way, for instance, al jazeera, despite the fact that they are journalists from gaza, jazeera, despite the fact that they arejournalists from gaza, who specifically said that there are rockets that fell down from the islamichhad in the. we rockets that fell down from the islamichhad in the. . .
about half an hour s time? yes, well, obviously about half an hour s time? yes, well, obviously we about half an hour s time? yes, well, obviously we all about half an hour s time? yes, well, obviously we all want - about half an hour s time? yes, well, obviously we all want a i well, obviously we all want a ceasefire. this is the entrance of the israeli people as well as for the israeli people as well as for the palestinian people. i think that we support peace and we want to see the suffering of the innocent people end. i hope that a terrorist organisation, the islamichhad, they understood that we must not engage in under to provoke israel and the ivf because israel must protect its citizens and when i say israel must protect its citizens, i do mean europe and thejews who live here in israel, as well by the way as the israelis and palestinians who suffer from the group. what as the israelis and palestinians who suffer from the group. suffer from the group. what you think of th
militant is a serious blow to the jihadist group. he was killed here with seven others in intense israeli bombing. it was horrifying. they targeted the house with five or six rockets, says this man, who lives nearby. there were bodies on the ground. and today, the violence also reached jerusalem, as israeli nationalists visited its most disputed holy site for a jewish holiday. israel s air defence system could be seen intercepting two palestinian rockets over the city, leaving trails of white smoke. israeli officials say they launched their military operation to prevent attacks by islamichhad on israeli civilians, that they had precise, detailed intelligence of its plans. but for now, civilian life is on hold in southern israel, the streets largely empty as air raid sirens leave residents hiding in bomb shelters.