There has been a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian extremist Hamas and both are calling it their victory. As soon as the ceasefire came into force, a large number of Palestinians took to the streets in Gaza to celebrate. Hamas has warned that "his hands are not removed from the trigger", meaning he is ready to respond in the event of an attack. The two sides decided to a mutually agreed ceasefire after an 11-day battle. More than 240 people were killed, most of them in Gaza.

The Israeli cabinet sealed the decision to reach a mutual agreement and an unconditional ceasefire a few hours earlier.





A Hamas official also confirmed that the reconciliation took place further together in the early hours of Friday morning, local time from 2 p.m. US President Joe Biden later said israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had confirmed the timing of the ceasefire.

He said the ceasefire has brought a "real opportunity" to progress between the two sides. The attacks between the two sides continued for the 11th consecutive day on Thursday. Israel carried out more than 100 attacks on Hamas targets in northern Gaza . Hamas also fired rockets at Israel in response.



However, within minutes of the ceasefire being announced, the Israeli military said sirens for warning in southern Israel would ring. This happens only when there are rocket attacks from Gaza. On the other hand, Palestinian media from Gaza reported that air strikes had again taken place in their area.

The battle in Gaza began on May 10. Earlier, there had been tensions between Israel and Palestinian extremists over East Jerusalem for weeks. On May 7, Jews and Arabs clashed near the Al-Aqsa Mosque, which both consider it a holy site. Two days later, Israel and Hamas began attacks on each other. At least 232 people have lost their lives in Gaza so far. According to hamas' health ministry, which controls Gaza, about 100 women and children are among those killed. Israel says at least 150 extremists are among those killed in Gaza. Hamas has not given any data about the deaths of its people.