Gaza truce appears holding

Friday, November 15, 2019

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- A cease-fire between Israel and Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza appeared to be holding Thursday despite sporadic rocket fire, after two days of intense fighting that killed at least 34 Palestinians, including three women and eight children, and paralyzed parts of Israel.

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