The guns fell silent Gaza, the success belong to Egypt but how long will continue.
A truce brokered between the two sides came into effect on Wednesday evening, bringing eight days of fighting to an end.
Both sides quickly claimed victory, with Hamas insisting it had defeated Israel.
The Israelis, meanwhile, said they have severely impaired the military capability of Hamas, which governs Gaza.
The ceasefire deal calls on Israel to “stop all hostilities… in the land, sea and air including incursions and targeting of individuals” and urges the Palestinian factions to end “rocket attacks and all attacks along the border”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he was prepared to give peace a chance.
“Netanyahu spoke with President Barack Obama and agreed to his recommendation to give a chance to an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire and thereby give an opportunity for the stabilisation of the situation and a calming of it,” said a statement.
Meanwhile, police are still investigating a bus bombing in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv that left at least 21 people wounded.
The explosion took place near the military headquarters hours before a ceasefire was announced and threatened to derail negotiations.
US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton said it was a “critical moment” for the region.
Gaza City’s streets were dark and deserted in the minutes after the truce took effect at 7pm UK time.
Soon afterwards people poured out of their homes to hail the “victory” as the ceasefire appeared to hold.
Celebratory gunfire could be heard throughout the Gaza Strip and fireworks were released into the sky, where Israeli drones still buzzed overhead.
“The resistance has triumphed,” some shouted.
After urging the two sides to uphold the accord, the 15-member UN Security Council also called in a statement for an international effort to get “emergency aid” into Gaza.
There had to be “expeditious and unimpeded delivery of such humanitarian assistance, including of food, fuel and medical treatment,” said the statement.
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