Israeli pupils walk into a school in the southern Israeli town of Netivot on November 14, 2019. - A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza took hold today after two days of fighting triggered by an Israeli strike on an Islamic Jihad commander, with 34 Palestinians killed in exchanges of fire. Both Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad and Israel's military confirmed the ceasefire early today brokered by Egyptian and UN officials -- the usual mediators between Gaza and Israel. Five rockets were fired at Israel from Gaza after the ceasefire came into effect and air defences intercepted two of them, the army said, but the incident did not appear likely to set off another severe round of fighting. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)