Updated: Nov. 22, 2012 at 2:19 PM
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.
Palestinians inspect destroyed Al-Saraya headquarters in Gaza City November 22, 2012, a day after a cease fire was declared between Israel and the Islamic Palestinian movement. The 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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Palestinians chant slogans against Israel as 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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Palestinians celebrate the Israel-Hamas cease-fire in Gaza City, on November 22, 2012, a day after it was declared. The 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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Palestinians celebrate the Israel-Hamas cease-fire in Gaza City, on November 22, 2012, a day after it was declared. The 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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