Gaza Truce Holds Amid Disclosures of Frayed Israel-U.S. Ties
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Israel and Gaza Strip militants started a five-day cease-fire amid disclosures that ties between Israeli and U.S. leaders had been strained by Israeli conduct during the monthlong conflict.
The extension of the truce early today until midnight Monday puts off for now the threat of a return to hostilities that killed more than 1,900 Palestinians, including hundreds of civilians, and 67 people on the Israeli side. While rocket fire from Gaza at Israel late yesterday triggered Israeli air strikes and raised questions about whether the truce would hold, no violence has been reported since.