Israel has agreed to a truce with Palestinian militants after a flare-up in the conflict over the weekend saw dozens killed in the Gaza strip.
The flare-up, recalling preludes to previous Gaza wars, has worried world powers.
However, it has been relatively contained as Hamas, the governing Islamist group in the Gaza Strip and more powerful force than Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad, has so far stayed out. Hamas has fought four wars against Israel since it took control of Gaza from the rival Fatah group in 2007.Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed during Israeli strikes on Gaza.The latest rocket attacks have paralysed much of southern Israel and sent residents in cities including Tel Aviv and Ashkelon to shelters.
Israel said its Iron Dome interceptor, whose success rate the army put at 97 per cent, shot down the rockets just west of the city.Watch
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