Israeli forces fired at a Palestinian activist belonging to the Islamic Jihad group near West Bank city of Tulkarm on Wednesday and appeared to have killed him, a witness said. According to Reuters, an Islamic Jihad official said the man belonged to the group.
Meanwhile, despite earlier denials, a senior Israeli official has confirmed that an agreement on a truce in Gaza Strip attacks has been reached. An Israeli security official said that an agreement that would see an end to Israeli military operations in the Hamas-run territory in exchange for an end to rocket fire on Israel has been finalized via Egyptian mediation efforts, AFP reported.
Mohammed Nasr, a senior Hamas political leader in the Gaza Strip and member of its political bureau said on Tuesday that his Movement was prepared to seriously deal with the idea of truce provided it is a reciprocal and a comprehensive one.
