An Israeli soldier walks towards a military vehicle during a patrol along the border with Gaza near Kibbutz Kissufim March 13, 2014. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) - Egypt brokered a ceasefire on Thursday aimed at ending a flare-up of rocket attacks from Gaza on Israeli towns and Israeli air strikes in the Palestinian enclave, the Islamic Jihad militant group said.
There was no immediate word from Israel, but a senior Defence Ministry official said earlier in the day he expected the fighting to die down soon.
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