Israel and Islamic Jihad agree ceasefire after days of fighting – video report

Gaza: What's Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Group That Signed Truce With Israel?

It was established more than 40 years ago by two Palestinian activists originally part of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Israel and Islamic Jihad agree ceasefire after days of fighting – video report

A truce between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad has taken effect in the Gaza Strip after three days of fighting. Bloodshed had erupted on Friday with Israeli airstrikes as part of Operation Breaking Dawn, which it said stopped planned rocket attacks by Islamic Jihad. Palestinian officials said 44 Palestinians, including 15 children, as well as Islamic Jihad members, were killed, and more than 300 injured. Thirteen Israeli…

Egypt calls for ceasefire agreement between Israel, Islamic Jihad Movement to enter into force at 23:30 Palestinian time

Egypt is exerting its efforts to release Palestinian prisoner Khalil Al-Awawda, who was on a hunger strike inside an Israeli prison, and transfer him to receive treatment, a security official told Egypt Today.

Funerals and Islamic Jihad battle songs: Gaza after the ceasefire | Gaza - Freedom Rock Radio

In Shujaiya, a neighbourhood of Gaza City already scarred by several rounds of war, men passed around coffee and dates under the shade of a colourful mourning tent while Palestinian Islamic Jihad battle songs blared from a sound system. Men… Continue Reading →

Ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad maintained

After Egypt's mediation, the most serious escalation between Israelis and Palestinians in more than a year seems to have ended

Israel, Islamic Jihad Agree to Egypt-Brokered Ceasefire, Ending Major Flare-Up in Gaza

Israel and Gazan militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) agreed to an Egypt-brokered ceasefire on Sunday, ending three days of rocket fire and airstrikes that killed