A Palestinian looks at his family's food factory, which witnesses said was shelled and torched by the Israeli army during the offensive, in Deri al Balah in central Gaza Strip August 14, 2014. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A new, five-day truce between Israel and Hamas appeared to be holding on Thursday despite a shaky start, after both sides agreed to give Egyptian-brokered peace negotiations in Cairo more time to try to end the Gaza war.
The Israeli military said Gaza militants had breached the truce by firing eight rockets at Israel shortly after midnight. In response, Israeli fighter planes targeted "rocket launchers and terror sites" across the enclave. No casualties were reported and hostilities died down by dawn.
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