Ceasefire takes hold, Gaza ends barrage of missiles to Israel Unlisted Video

Reuters reports A surge in deadly violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel petered out overnight with Palestinian officials reporting that Egypt had mediated a ceasefire on Monday ending the most serious spate of cross-border clashes for months. The latest round of fighting erupted three days ago, peaking on Sunday when rockets and missiles from Gaza killed four civilians in Israel.. Over 600 rockets were launched altogether.
Two Palestinian officials and a TV station belonging to Hamas, Gaza’s Islamist rulers, said a truce had been reached at 0430 a.m. , apparently preventing the violence from broadening into a conflict neither side seemed keen on fighting.