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Ceasefire between Gaza, Israel (26 images)

Israel and the Islamist Hamas movement agreed on Wednesday to an Egyptian-sponsored ceasefire to halt an eight-day conflict around the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 140 Palestinians and five Israelis.



Hamas militants ride in a pick-up truck as they take part in the funeral of their fellow comrades, whom medics said were killed in Israeli air strikes on Wednesday, in the central Gaza Strip November 22, 2012, a day after a cease fire was declared between Israel and the Islamic Palestinian movement. An Egypt-brokered truce took hold in the Gaza Strip after a week of bitter fighting between militant groups and Israel, with both sides claiming victory but remaining wary. UPI/Ismael Mohamad
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Hamas militants carry the body of a fellow comrade, whom medics said was killed in an Israeli air strike on Wednesday, during his funeral in the central Gaza Strip November 22, 2012, a day after a cease fire was declared between Israel and the Islamic Palestinian movement. An Egypt-brokered truce took hold in the Gaza Strip after a week of bitter fighting between militant groups and Israel, with both sides claiming victory but remaining wary. UPI/Ismael Mohamad
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Hamas militants ride in a pick-up truck as they take part in the funeral of their fellow comrades, whom medics said were killed in Israeli air strikes on Wednesday, in the central Gaza Strip November 22, 2012, a day after a cease fire was declared between Israel and the Islamic Palestinian movement. An Egypt-brokered truce took hold in the Gaza Strip after a week of bitter fighting between militant groups and Israel, with both sides claiming victory but remaining wary. UPI/Ismael Mohamad
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Palestinian policemen inspect the destroyed office building of Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza City, November 22, 2012, a day after a cease fire was declared between Israel and the Islamic Palestinian movement. An Egypt-brokered truce took hold in the Gaza Strip after a week of bitter fighting between militant groups and Israel, with both sides claiming victory but remaining wary. UPI/Ismael Mohamad
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