GAZA -- An official in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ) announced on Saturday that an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire agreement had been reached between the movement and Israel in the Gaza Strip.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Xinhua that the ceasefire would come into effect at 10:00 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) and would end the five-day confrontation that started on Tuesday. (PIJ-Israel-Ceasefire)
