Israel and Hamas agree on truce after deadly flare-up, officials say

Israel and Hamas have agreed to end their recent cross-border flare-up with a truce scheduled to begin just before midnight, according to Palestinian officials.

MIDEAST ISRAEL PALESTINIANS GAZA CONFLICT

A general view of Said al-Mishal Cultural Center building destroyed in Israeli air strike in the west of Gaza City in Gaza, 09 August 2018. Source: EPA/HAITHAM IMAD

An Israeli strike flattened a building in Gaza City on Thursday after a rocket landed deep inside the Jewish state, but tensions appeared to lessen following a deadly flare-up of violence over the previous day.

Gaza militants had earlier Thursday declared a halt to rocket fire and the lack of a strong response to the strike on the building later in the day suggested they were returning to it.

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