Baku, August 8, AZERTAC An Egyptian-brokered cease-fire in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad took effect late on Sunday at 11.30 p.m. local time (2030GMT), according to Anadolu Agency.The cease-fire agreement came after three days of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, which left at least 44 Palestinians dead and over 360 others injured, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.Sources had earlier told Anadolu Agency that Israel and Islamic Jihad had agreed to a cease-fire in Gaza to start at 11.30 p.m.Egypt also called on both sides to observe a mutual and comprehensive truce in Gaza at that time."A cease-fire has been reached by Egyptian mediation that will take effect at 23.30 Palestinian time," group spokesman Dauwd Shehab had told Anadolu Agency.