A ceasefire in Gaza between the Israeli military and Palestinians has entered its second day. On Sunday, Israeli troops pulled out of Gaza, ending, at least temporarily, a five-month offensive that has killed more than 400 Palestinians, including at least 74 Palestinians under the age of 18. Thousands of Palestinian security officers are now patrolling the northern Gaza Strip to prevent militant groups from firing homemade rockets into southern Israel.

Palestinian lawmaker Mustafa Barghouti: “There is a very good basis and a common ground for a Palestinian consensus on calming the situation on the basis of mutuality and to cease the military activities at least in the case of the Gaza Strip.”