A cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, as well as President Biden Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire on Thursday, ending 11 days of some of the worst violence the region has seen since 2014. The agreement took effect at roughly 2 a.m. local time on Friday (7 p.m. ET on Thursday). Hamas had fired thousands of rockets into Israel since May 10, striking a number of cities in southern and central Israel. Israel responded with a campaign of its own that devastated Gaza’s infrastructure. The Palestinian Health Ministry said via Twitter on Friday that 248 Palestinians had been killed as a result of the airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and that 1,948 had been injured.