Islamic Jihad halting Gaza rocket fire -official
Posted on: Sunday, 30 October 2005, 07:14 CST
GAZA (Reuters) - Islamic Jihad militants have agreed to halt rocket attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip unless there are more Israeli air raids on the territory, a Palestinian official said on Sunday.
The official said the deal was reached between the Palestinian Authority and the militant group to try to end one of the worst surges of violence since a truce was agreed almost nine months ago.
"Islamic Jihad has reiterated its commitment to calm," the official told Reuters, referring to the truce deal.
Khaled al-Batsh, a leader for Islamic Jihad in Gaza said "if the enemy stops its attacks, our commitment to calm will be maintained."
There had been no rocket fire into Israel or Israeli airstrikes on Gaza since Saturday.
Islamic Jihad did not say that it would halt suicide bombings like one which killed five Israelis on Wednesday.
After that attack, Israel vowed to destroy the infrastructure of Islamic Jihad, which is committed to eliminating the Jewish state. Israeli air strikes killed nine people in Gaza last week, including a senior Islamic Jihad commander. Most of the dead were militants.
Source: REUTERS
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