TEL AVIV — Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have agreed to a cease-fire ending five days of fighting between the two sides, one U.S. official and one Israeli official told NBC News on Saturday.
The fighting has killed 33 Palestinians inside Gaza, including at least 13 civilians.
Over the past few days, Israel has conducted more airstrikes, killing other senior Islamic Jihad commanders and destroying their command centers and rocket-launching sites.
The Israeli military alleged the targeted homes belonged to or were used by Islamic Jihad militants.
Islamic Jihad has retaliated by firing over 1,200 rockets toward southern and central Israel, according to the military.