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Reuters
Reuters
Health
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell

Israeli-Palestinian Gaza truce holds after hunger striker's death

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli air strike, in Deir al-Balah town in the central Gaza Strip, May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

A truce along the Israel-Gaza border appeared to be holding on Wednesday morning following a brief bout of fighting triggered by the death of a jailed Palestinian hunger striker.

After Palestinian militants fired rockets at Israel through the night and Israeli jets struck in Gaza, a ceasefire mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the United Nations appeared to hold as the sides signalled little interest in further escalation.

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