News Analysis: Prospects for tension between Israel, Gaza remain uncertain despite ceasefire deal
(WorldNews China)

GAZA, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Prospects for escalation between Palestinian armed factions in the Gaza Strip and Israel remain uncertain, Palestinian observers said on Thursday. Earlier on Thursday, the Israeli military and the Islamic Jihad in Gaza announced that an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire was agreed, ending three days of cross-border fire that claimed the lives of 34 Palestinians. The violence was sparked by the killing of Islamic Jihad`s senior commander Baha Abu al-Atta. A pair of Israeli airstrikes on his home in Gaza city killed him and his wife on Tuesday before dawn. At least 450 retaliatory rockets launched by Islamic Jihad militants reached southern and central Israel, according to...