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Israel, Islamic Jihad reach Egyptian-brokered cease-fire to end five days of fighting

Palestinians celebrate the announcement of a cease-fire after five days of fighting between Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza City. (AP: Fatima Shbair)

Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip have agreed to an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire, ending five days of intense fighting that left 33 Palestinians, including at least 13 civilians, dead. Two people in Israel were killed by rocket fire.

The Egyptian-brokered cease-fire took effect just after 10pm, with a last-minute burst of rocket fire and Israeli air strikes stretching several minutes past the deadline announced by Egypt.

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