At least 62 rockets struck southern Israel on the eighth day of the country\’s Operation Pillar of Defense against terrorists in Gaza. A house in the southern community was hit with a rocket Wednesday morning; no one was hurt in the attack.
Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a ceasefire brokered by Egypt on the eighth day of intensive Israeli fire on the Gaza Strip and militant rocket attacks out of the enclave, Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian sources said.
President Barack Obama on Wednesday spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and commended him for agreeing to the Egyptian government\’s ceasefire plan in the Middle East, the White House said.
A ceasefire deal agreed between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza comes with Egyptian \”guarantees\”, an Egyptian source close to truce talks told Reuters on Wednesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Barack Obama on Wednesday he was ready to give a ceasefire with Hamas militants a chance, his office said in a statement.
With rockets raining down on Israel, it’s hard to focus on anything else. Our families, our friends, our compatriots are under attack, and our hearts ache for them.
Following is the verbatim English text of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza that was reached on Wednesday with Egyptian mediation. The text was distributed by the Egyptian presidency.
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