Rockets were seen being fired from Gaza late on Sunday, just minutes before the start of a ceasefire that had been agreed between Israel and the Palestinians to end a flare-up of violence that has killed dozens of Palestinians.

Since Friday, Israeli aircraft have pummeled targets in Gaza, while the Iran-backed Palestinian Jihad militant group has fired hundreds of rockets at Israel in response.

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