Gaza ceasefire ends five days of fighting that left dozens dead
by Hazem Balousha in Gaza City and Bethan McKernan in from on (#6BQMD)
Hostilities destroyed more than 50 homes and displaced about 950 people, says the UN
Relative calm has returned to the blockaded Gaza Strip after a ceasefire that has ended five days of cross-frontier fire between Israel and militant groups in the coastal enclave that killed 33 Palestinians and two people in Israel.
A truce mediated by Egyptian officials that went into effect at 10pm (8pm BST) on Saturday night appeared to hold, despite the firing of a rocket towards southern Israel on Sunday evening that Palestinian factions said had launched due to a technical error".
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