Gaza truce goes into force, hours after clash

Palestinians rushed to shops and banks on Thursday as a five-hour humanitarian truce agreed by Israel and Hamas came into force, hours after the Israeli military said it had fought off gunmen who infiltrated from Gaza. During the ceasefire, air raid sirens went off briefly in southern Israel and the military said three mortars landed in open areas, but the truce appeared to be generally holding. No group in Gaza claimed responsibility for the mortar fire and there were no reports of Israeli retaliation.

Background:

Gaza humanitarian truce goes into force, hours after tunnel clash [Reuters]

Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal 'reached' [BBC]