Violence flared from Tuesday after the inmate, Khader Adnan, 45, from the Israeli-occupied West Bank, died following an 87-day hunger strike after his arrest by Israel over ties to the armed group Islamic Jihad.
More than 100 rockets were fired from the blockaded Gaza Strip at Israel through the day and overnight, while the Israeli army struck targets in the enclave, killing at least one man, Hashel Mubarak, 58, and wounding several more.
The Israeli army said Wednesday it had detected 104 rocket launches in total, with most intercepted by Israeli air defences or hitting open ground without causing any casualties.
Islamic Jihad early Wednesday announced a truce following overnight talks involving Qatari, Egyptian and United Nations mediators, sources in Islamic Jihad and fellow militant group Hamas told AFP.
The Israeli army said the last warning sirens sounded in areas near Gaza at around 5:30 am (0230 GMT). AFP journalists later reported schools and shops open as normal on both sides of the Gaza border area.
“We managed to reach a calm, with both sides responding to it from this morning,” an Egyptian security source told AFP on condition of anonymity. Israel did not immediately confirm any agreement.
Read the article in The Australian (AFP).