Reuters-YonhapA truce between Israel and the militant Islamic Jihad group officially came into effect late on Saturday night, with an Egyptian-mediated ceasefire agreement meant to end the worst episode of cross-border fire since a 10-day war in 2021. "In light of the agreement of the Palestinian and the Israeli side, Egypt announces a ceasefire between the Palestinian and the Israeli sides has been reached," a text of the agreement seen by Reuters read. Islamic Jihad also confirmed the agreement. Even as the truce was being finalized, the two sides kept up firing, with air raid sirens sounding as far as Tel Aviv's suburbs and Israel's military announcing it had hit Islamic Jihad targets in response to rocket fire. People watch from a window as mourners attend the funeral of senior Islamic Jihad commander Eyad Al-Hasani, who was killed in an Israeli strike, in Gaza City, May 13.

Source: The Times May 14, 2023 12:57 UTC