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Israel-Gaza Border Falls Quiet after Egypt Brokers Ceasefire Arrangement
(Reuters) Nidal al-Mughrabi - The Israel-Gaza border fell quiet on Wednesday under an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire after the most intense flareup of hostilities between Palestinian militants and Israel since a 2014 war. There were no reports of further fighting after Palestinian and Israeli attacks in the early hours of Wednesday, and both sides appeared to back away from a slide toward a new war after weeks of violence along the border. A Palestinian official said Egyptian mediation led to a ceasefire, but the terms of the "understanding" did not go beyond "a restoration of calm by both sides. An agreement was reached to return to the (2014) ceasefire understandings in the Gaza Strip."