In addition, other Palestinian groups, usually reined in by Hamas, launched rockets into Israeli territory. No casualties resulted from any of these attacks and Israel's air force carried out a series of strikes on Hamas targets. IDF tanks and artillery also attacked the sources of fire in Gaza. One Palestinian woman was killed and a number of civilians were wounded.
Hamas may use its tunnels soon if it thinks they are about to be detected
A ceasefire was achieved, through Egyptian mediation, on Saturday. Israeli forces retreated to a 100m buffer zone on the border fence.
Senior IDF officers have warned that Hamas's military commanders, having invested scarce resources in the attack tunnels, may use them soon if they believe Israel is about to detect and destroy them.
The IDF officers added, however, that Gaza's political leadership was not looking for a new conflict with Israel.
