Palestinian militant factions in the Gaza Strip have reached "informal and indirect" understandings with Israel on ending the latest escalation, a Hamas official said Monday, DPA reported.
The understandings were reached via Egyptian mediation, Ghazi Hamad, Deputy Foreign Minister for the Hamas administration in the Strip, said.
The radical Popular Resistance Committees, which often act independently of the other Gaza militias, also announced a temporary halt to its rocket fire.
There was no official Israeli reaction, but Israel Army Radio quoted a "source" in the prime minister's office as saying that "Israel is following the implementation of the ceasefire. If they continue the shooting, we'll respond accordingly."