Fighters of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, a Hamas armed wing, takes part in a rally in Gaza City on Aug. 27, 2014 to celebrate an open-ended ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The ceasefire, brokered by Egypt, was reached between the Palestinians and Israel. It came into effect at 7 p.m. local time (1600 GMT) on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wissam Nassar) |