ISRAEL, HAMAS AGREE ON GAZA TRUCE

ISRAEL, HAMAS AGREE ON GAZA TRUCE

• Israel and Palestinian group Hamas have agreed on a ceasefire brokered by Egypt to end a week-long conflict in the Gaza Strip that has claimed at least 150 lives. 

 TERMS OF CEASEFIRE:

• Under the ceasefire terms, Israel is to stop all aggression against the Gaza Strip from land, sea and air, including cross-border incursions and targeted killings.
•  Palestinian factions are to cease all aggression from Gaza towards Israel, including rocket fire and attacks on the border.
• Twenty-four hours after the ceasefire takes effect, Israel would also be committed to opening of all border crossings and ease restrictions on the movement of people and goods in and out of the enclave

 PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES:

• The Palestinian territories or occupied Palestinian territories (OPT) comprise the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip.

 ABOUT GAZA STRIP:

• The Gaza Strip is a strip of land on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea that borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the east and north. The population is predominantly Sunni Muslim.
• The Gaza Strip forms part of the Palestinian territories. Since July 2007, following the 2006 Palestinian legislative election and following the Battle of Gaza, Hamas has functioned as the de facto ruler in the Gaza Strip, forming an alternative Hamas Government in Gaza.