A cease-fire brokered by Egypt and agreed to by Israel and Palestinian militants was upheld on Monday morning, following three days of violence and bloodshed that saw Gaza buildings levelled and crude rockets flying into Israel at improved ranges than previously.
The last three days saw the worst fighting since an 11-day war last year between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers.
During the fighting over the weekend, 44 Palestinians were killed, among them 15 children and four women, and 311…