Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad announced a truce around Gaza Wednesday after militants traded fire with Israel following the death in Israeli custody of Khader Adnan from a hunger strike after 87 days. Mediators from Qatar, Egypt and the United Nations intervened to broker a return to calm from 4 am (0100 GMT), sources in Islamic Jihad and fellow militant group Hamas told AFP. Israel did not immediately confirm the agreement. The Israeli army said the last warning sirens sounded near the Gaza border at around 5:30 am (0230 GMT). Witnesses in the blockaded Palestinian territory told AFP that several rockets were fired at Israel around this time. "One round
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