Israel, Hamas agree to de-escalation in Gaza: Hamas spokesman

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Israel, Hamas agree to de-escalation in Gaza: Hamas spokesman
MEE and agencies
Friday 20 July 2018 23:38 UTC

Israel and Hamas agreed to restore calm in the Gaza Strip, a spokesman for Hamas, the Islamist group that controls Gaza, said on Saturday.

"With Egyptian and United Nations efforts it has been agreed to return to the era of calm between (Israel) and Palestinian factions," Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum told Reuters.

Israeli officials did not immediately comment on the announcement, but an army spokeswoman said that in the early hours of Saturday, there was no known military activity in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian residents said the area was calm.

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