LIVE BLOG: Biden welcomes ceasefire, calls for investigation of civilian casualties

Barrages of rockets targeted Israeli communities after the IDF began targeting Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives in the West Bank and Gaza.

 A picture shows rockets being fired by Islamic Jihad toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, on August 6, 2022
A picture shows rockets being fired by Islamic Jihad toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, on August 6, 2022
(photo credit: ATTIA MUHAMMED/FLASH90)

Gantz approves draft of over 25,000 reservists after IDF strikes in Gaza

ByANNA AHRONHEIM
IDF forces strike Palestinian Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza, August 6, 2022 (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
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‘Israel did not agree to releasing Islamic Jihad prisoners in ceasefire’

ByLAHAV HARKOV
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 A picture taken on August 5, 2022, shows Palestinian rockets fired from Gaza City in retaliation to earlier Israeli airstrikes.
A picture taken on August 5, 2022, shows Palestinian rockets fired from Gaza City in retaliation to earlier Israeli airstrikes.
(photo credit: MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)
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Islamic Jihad rockets killed more civilians in Gaza than IDF airstrikes did

ByARIELLA MARSDEN
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 Smoke trails are seen after a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip hit an open field near Sderot on August 7, 2022.
Smoke trails are seen after a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip hit an open field near Sderot on August 7, 2022.
(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
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Biden welcomes ceasefire, calls for investigation into civilian casualties

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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 US President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid (not seen) at Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem, Israel July 14, 2022
US President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid (not seen) at Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem, Israel July 14, 2022
(photo credit: ATEF SAFADI/POOL VIA REUTERS)
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Islamic Jihad head: If Israel breaks agreement, we will resume fighting

ByTZVI JOFFRE
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 Palestinian Islamic Jihad Secretary-General Ziyad al-Nakhala in Tehran, August 2022
Palestinian Islamic Jihad Secretary-General Ziyad al-Nakhala in Tehran, August 2022
(photo credit: Erfan Kouchari/Tasnim News Agency)
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Rockets fired from Gaza, breaking ceasefire after 8 minutes

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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 A salvo of rockets is fired from Gaza City toward Israel, on August 6, 2022.
A salvo of rockets is fired from Gaza City toward Israel, on August 6, 2022.
(photo credit: MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

Operation Breaking Dawn to end with Israel-Islamic Jihad ceasefire at 11:30 p.m.

ByLAHAV HARKOV, KHALED ABU TOAMEH
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 Rockets are fired toward Israel from Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, on August 7, 2022.
Rockets are fired toward Israel from Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, on August 7, 2022.
(photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)
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IDF warns of deadly barrage before 11:30 p.m. ceasefire

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ceasefire expected overnight as Islamic Jihad ups demands

ByLAHAV HARKOV, KHALED ABU TOAMEH
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 Prime Minister Yair Lapid holds a situational assessment during Operation Breaking Dawn, August 6, 2022
Prime Minister Yair Lapid holds a situational assessment during Operation Breaking Dawn, August 6, 2022
(photo credit: KOBI ALKOTZER/GPO)
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Gaza power plant closes, Palestinians have 4 hours of electricity daily

ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
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A view shows Gaza's power plant through a barbed fence in the central Gaza Strip January 16, 2017
A view shows Gaza's power plant through a barbed fence in the central Gaza Strip January 16, 2017
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