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Destroyed houses in Gaza: 44 people have been killed since Friday - according to Israel, partly by Palestinian rockets
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An Egyptian-brokered ceasefire in the Gaza conflict is in place for the time being.
An Israeli army spokeswoman in Tel Aviv confirmed Monday morning that no new rockets had been fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel since the ceasefire on Sunday evening.
The Israeli army did not attack any new targets in the coastal strip either.
After three days of fighting, the ceasefire came into effect at 11:30 p.m. local time (10:30 p.m. CEST).
Both sides had previously announced an end to the attacks separately.
The Israeli military launched the "Dawn" military action on Friday with airstrikes against Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip.
Two Hamas military chiefs were killed during the operation.
The group, which is closely linked to Israel's arch-enemy Iran, has been classified as a terrorist organization by the EU and the US.
Probably children and women among the victims
According to Israeli information, the jihad was planning an attack with anti-tank missiles in the border area with the Gaza Strip before the military operation.
The escalation was preceded by the arrest of a PIJ leader in the West Bank, Bassem Saadi, last Monday.
According to the military, militant Palestinians have fired more than 900 rockets at Israeli towns since Friday.
160 of them hit the Gaza Strip itself.
44 people have been killed and 360 injured in the Gaza Strip since Friday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Sunday evening.
According to the information, 15 children and 4 women were among the dead.
The Palestinians blamed Israel for it.
Israel's army, on the other hand, emphasized that misguided jihad rockets had claimed civilian lives in the Gaza Strip.
At the same time, another focal point emerged on Sunday.
For example, Jews visited a large mosque compound in Jerusalem where they saw the remains of two ancient Jewish temples that they wanted to commemorate.
Palestinians view such visits as a religious and political affront.
This has often resulted in violent protests.
muk/dpa