Israel and Islamic Jihad reach cease-fire after 5 days of fighting
A last-minute burst of rocket fire and Israeli airstrikes stretched several minutes past the deadline announced by Egypt.
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Rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, in Gaza City, Saturday, May 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system fires interceptors at rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, southern Israel. Saturday, May 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Smoke and fire rise from an explosion caused by an Israeli airstrike targeting a building in Gaza, Saturday, May 13. The building was owned by an Islamic Jihad official.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians inspect the rubble of Islamic Jihad member Zeyad Selmi's house after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Saturday, May 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Smoke rises from an explosion caused by an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, Saturday, May 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians inspect the rubble at the site of an airstrike that the Israeli military said targeted the house of an Islamic Jihad member, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, May 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians inspect the rubble at the site of an airstrike that the Israeli military said targeted the house of an Islamic Jihad member, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, May 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians inspect the rubble at the site of an airstrike that the Israeli military said targeted the house of an Islamic Jihad member, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, May 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians inspect the rubble at the site of an airstrike that the Israeli military said targeted the house of an Islamic Jihad member, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, May 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians inspect the rubble of destroyed building that the Israeli military said targeted the house of an Islamic Jihad member in Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City, Saturday, May 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
An Israeli family sits in a bomb shelter of an apartment building to stay safe from rockets fired from Gaza Strip toward Israel, in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, Saturday, May 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
An Israeli border police officer fires tear gas towards Palestinian protesters during an Israeli army raid in the Balata refugee camp near the West Bank town of Nablus, Saturday, May 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinian mourners carry the bodies of Said Mesha and Adnan Araj during their funeral in the Balata refugee camp near the West Bank town of Nablus Saturday, May 13. The Israeli military raided the Balata refugee camp in the West Bank, sparking a firefight that killed Araj and Mesha. Israel said both men were armed.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinian mourners react during the funeral of Said Mesha and Adnan Araj in the Balata refugee camp near the West Bank town of Nablus Saturday, May 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians celebrate the announcement of a cease-fire after five days of fighting between Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza City, Saturday, May 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians celebrate the announcement of a cease-fire after five days of fighting between Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza City, Saturday, May 13. The two sides agreed to an Egyptian-brokered truce late Saturday, halting fighting that 33 Palestinians, including at least 13 civilians, dead. Two people in Israel were killed by rocket fire.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians celebrate the announcement of a cease-fire after five days of fighting between Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza City, Saturday, May 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians celebrate the announcement of a cease-fire after five days of fighting between Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza City, Saturday, May 13.