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palestinians took to the streets in gaza city this evening, as a ceasefire between israel and the militant islamichhad went into effect. crowds celebrated in the streets accompanied by emergency services and civil defence vehicles with sirens blaring and lights flashing. the truce came into effect just over two hours ago, signalling an end to the worst episode of cross—border fire in the last few years. these are recent pictures from gaza. we are hoping to bring you some live picture...

Egypt, who brokered the agreement, said the deal included an end to targeting civilians and house demolitions. the truce follows five days of violent exchanges which have killed at least 35 people — all but one of them palestinians. a series of air strikes by the israeli airforce aimed at islamichhad fighters in gaza began on tuesday. palestinian militants have since launched more than 1,000 rockets from there aimed at israel. we have had some reaction, with israel thanking egypt for their rol...