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Palestinian Islamic Jihad says no ceasefire if members not freed

A Palestinian woman hangs laundry at her house that was damaged during Israeli bombardment in Gaza City [Suhaib Salem/Reuters]

An official for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) says the armed group’s members will resume their fight against Israel following the latest bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip if their high-ranking officials are not released.

The comments on Monday underscored the divergent narratives put forth by PIJ and Israeli officials in the wake of a tenuous truce that began Sunday night and paused three days of Israeli bombardment of the coastal Palestinian enclave, which killed at least 45 Palestinians including 16 children.

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