For 72 hours to mention the weapons in the Gaza Strip and Israel. The Israeli army announced the withdrawal of its troops now – the main goal is the destruction of the tunnel Hamas had been achieved.
The Israeli forces are completely moved away from the Gaza Strip. The army spokesman Peter Lerner had announced early Tuesday morning that the army would withdraw during the ceasefire came into force on “defensive positions” outside the Palestinian territory.
On the eve of Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to a 72-hour cease-fire. The agreement was reached under the mediation of Egypt. Just before the ceasefire began, Palestinian militants fired a volley of still around 20 rockets into Israel. Among other things, according to military projectiles were fired at Ashdod and Ashkelon, the coastal towns and villages in the Negev desert, media reported. About Jerusalem, a rocket had been intercepted.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the new cease-fire. In a statement issued in New York Declaration Ban called on all parties to respect the ceasefire.
You should clear the way for negotiations on a lasting truce. In Cairo there are already representatives of the ruling Fatah in the West Bank, the radical Islamic group Islamic Jihad and Hamas from Egypt and Qatar. During the day, a delegation from Israel and representatives of Hamas from the Gaza Strip is to come.
The withdrawal of all Israeli troops from Gaza was one of the conditions of the Palestinian side for a truce.
Ceasefire In Middle East:32 tunnels destroyed, destroy rockets 3000
A month does the Gaza war already. It is so far the loss richest and longest-running war in Gaza. Military spokesman Lerner moved on Tuesday an initial assessment:
* According to him, the Israeli troops have destroyed at least 32 Hamas tunnels along the border with Israel. “We have this threat eliminated,” he said. The radical Islamic organization had invested $ 100 million in these tunnels according to his information.
* Overall, the Army had attacked on July 8, 4800 targets in the Palestinian territory, Lerner said.
* 82,000 reservists had been called up for the fights.
* The Israeli army had destroyed about 3,000 rockets of the militant organizations in their attacks. This would have fired more than 3,300 rockets into Israel during the war. Thus they possessed about still over 3000 bullets.
* When fighting and air strikes about 900 Hamas militants were killed.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health speaks of Palestinians killed so far in 1838, 9,500 were injured – some two-thirds of them were civilians. On the Israeli side, 64 soldiers and three civilians were killed.
Ceasefire In Middle East:Additional funds from the U.S. for the “Iron Dome”
The Israeli missile defense system “Iron Dome” (Iron Dome) started since the start of the Gaza war from dozens of rockets that were fired from the Gaza Strip from Israel. The catch rate is, according to Israeli government officials in up to 90 percent.
U.S. President Barack Obama blessed from more U.S. funds for missile defense. He signed a law providing for additional $ 225 million (about 168 million euros). Just last week, Congress had approved the money. With the means “Iron Dome” will be loaded and running with sufficient interceptors.
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