Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, November 14, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, November 14, 2019
IDF confirms ceasefire, dubs Gaza fighting Operation ‘Black Belt’
The Israeli army confirms a ceasefire has been reached with terror groups in the Gaza Strip.
The IDF names the two-day bout of fighting, in which two Islamic Jihad commanders were killed and its terrorist infrastructure was targeted, Operation “Black Belt.” The fighting saw some 450 rockets fired at Israel in 48 hours.
Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry puts the death toll at 32; Israel says most of the dead were terrorists.
The military says it has swiftly achieved its objectives in the fight, having struck a “harsh blow” to the Islamic Jihad’s weapon capabilities.
The army will now focus on the threat posed to Israel’s north by Iran-backed proxies, adds the IDF.
