France 24: Israel, Palestinian armed groups agree to ceasefire after hunger striker's death sparks fighting
A Palestinian hunger striker died in Israeli custody on Tuesday, sparking an exchange of fire between Israel and armed groups in Gaza, before three Palestinian officials said the sides had agreed to a ceasefire.
Earlier, Israeli jets struck in Gaza as armed groups there fired rocket barrages toward Israel in response to the death of Khader Adnan, a prominent political leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad faction, following an 87-day hunger strike in an Israeli prison.
Adnan, who was awaiting trial, was found unconscious in his cell and taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead after efforts to revive him, Israel's Prisons Service said. He was the first Palestinian hunger striker to die in Israeli custody in more than 30 years.
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WNU Editor: The truce is still holding .... Israeli-Palestinian Gaza truce holds after hunger striker's death (Al Jazeera).
Israeli Forces And Palestinian Armed Groups Agree To Ceasefire After Death Of Palestinian Hunger Striker In Israeli Custody Sparks Fighting
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Ceasefire agreed after death of Palestinian hunger striker in Israeli custody sparks fighting -- Reuters
Palestinian groups, Israeli forces agree to Gaza ceasefire after violence over hunger striker Khader Adnan's death -- ABC News Australia
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