Palestinian groups, Israeli forces agree to Gaza truce: Report

Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza have agreed to a ceasefire, two Palestinian officials said, after a night of  Israeli air strikes that pounded the besieged coastal enclave, while rockets were launched towards Israel following the death in prison of prominent Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan.

The “reciprocal and simultaneous” ceasefire went into effect at 3:30am (00:30 GMT) and was brought about with efforts from Egyptian, Qatari and United Nations officials, two sources told the Reuters news agency on Wednesday.

(Aljazeera)