Normalcy returning to Gaza as truce holds

People in Gaza have been attempting to return to normal life as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in effect since Wednesday, appears to be holding.
The Egyptian-brokered ceasefire agreement came into force at 21:00 (19:00 GMT) on Wednesday evening.
A number of rockets were fired from Gaza in the first few hours of the truce, but Israel did not respond. However, Israeli schools close to the Gaza Strip were kept closed yesterday as a precaution.
Overnight, Israeli security forces arrested 55 people in the West Bank who it said were "terror operatives".
Hamas has declared Thursday a public holiday, to mark what it is describing as its victory over Israel.
Israel launched an offensive against Gaza, which it says was aimed at ending rocket fire from Gaza, with the killing of a Hamas military leader last week.
Gaza medical officials told reporters that 162 Palestinians, more than half of them civilians, including 37 children and 11 women, were killed. Nearly 1,400 rockets were fired into Israel, killing four civilians and a soldier, the Israeli military said.
Under the deal, Israel has agreed to end all hostilities and targeted killings of militants, while all Palestinian factions will have to stop firing rockets into Israel and staging border attacks.
Israel must also begin talks about opening Gaza's border crossings and easing restrictions on the movement of people and goods.
Both sides have said they will retaliate if the other breaks the truce.
"If Israel complies, we are compliant. If it does not comply, our hands are on the trigger," said Hamas's exiled leader, Khaled Meshaal, at a news conference in Cairo.
Israeli media quoted Defence Minister Ehud Barak as saying that the truce was not a formal agreement but a set of understandings.