An Israeli tank killed two Palestinians west of Gaza's Rafah on Thursday, the Gaza civil defence said. Israel and Hamas agreed to halt fighting in Gaza in a deal that went into effect on Sunday. (Reporting Nidal al Mughrabi,

Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack in the southern Gaza Strip, the Hamas-controlled civil defence agency said on Thursday, despite the ceasefire between Israel and the militants. Both Palestinians were killed by Israeli tank fire near the city of Rafah,

In the days since the fragile ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. Israeli soldiers and vehicles were fanned out in the muddy streets Thursday as displaced Palestinian families left the area — some carrying suitcases, pets and other belongings.