Israeli forces are being pulled out of the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces announced, following the start of a planned cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
The truce, agreed to by both sides in the nearly month-long war, is slated to last for three days.
With the cease-fire going into effect Tuesday, the Israeli forces will monitor the situation from areas outside of Gaza.
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During the 72-hour truce, Israel and Hamas are slated to hold indirect talks in Cairo on a broader deal that would prevent future cross-border violence. Previous international attempts to broker a temporary halt in the fighting failed.
A large barrage of rockets were fired at Israel before the cease-fire went into effect, IDF said.
The war has claimed nearly 1,900 Palestinian lives, most of them civilians – as well as 67 Israelis, all but three of them soldiers.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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