Lull in fighting between Israel, Gaza militants
AP
Smoke trails of rocket fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza Strip towards Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Gaza militants pummeled southern Israel with dozens of rockets and mortars on Wednesday, and Israeli airstrikes killed two Palestinians in a sharp escalation of violence following a landmark visit to the coastal territory by the leader of Qatar. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Smoke trails of rocket fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza Strip towards Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Gaza militants pummeled southern Israel with dozens of rockets and mortars on Wednesday, and Israeli airstrikes killed two Palestinians in a sharp escalation of violence following a landmark visit to the coastal territory by the leader of Qatar. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Palestinian relatives carry the body of Hamas militant Ismail al-Tali, killed in an Israeli airstrike overnight, during his funeral in Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Gaza militants pummeled southern Israel with dozens of rockets and mortars on Wednesday, and Israeli airstrikes killed two Palestinians in a sharp escalation of violence following a landmark visit to the coastal territory by the leader of Qatar. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
An Israeli soldier surveys the damage to a house after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza Strip hit a community in southern Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Rockets and mortars from Gaza have pummeled southern Israel, drawing Israeli airstrikes that killed a Palestinian militant. The Israeli military said 60 rockets and mortars were fired by early morning Wednesday, following a volley the night before and that Israeli aircraft struck Gaza three times. (AP Photo/ Tsafrir Abayov)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin, right, and Defense Minister Ehud Barak, left, speak to journalists during a tour of of a missile defense battery near the city of Ashkelon, southern Israel, Wednesday, 24 2012. Gaza militants pummeled southern Israel with dozens of rockets and mortars on Wednesday, and Israeli airstrikes killed two Palestinians in a sharp escalation of violence following a landmark visit to the coastal territory by the leader of Qatar.(AP Photo/ Tsafrir Abayov)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin, fourth left, and Defense Minister Ehud Barak, left, speak to journalists during a tour of of a missile defense battery near the city of Ashkelon, southern Israel, Wednesday, 24 2012. Gaza militants pummeled southern Israel with dozens of rockets and mortars on Wednesday, and Israeli airstrikes killed two Palestinians in a sharp escalation of violence following a landmark visit to the coastal territory by the leader of Qatar. (AP Photo/ Tsafrir Abayov)
JERUSALEM (AP) ? A flare-up in fighting between Israel and militants from Gaza's ruling Hamas movement has subsided.
Both sides say the government in Egypt helped to restore calm.
Israeli defense official Amos Gilad told Army Radio on Thursday that Egyptian security forces have "a very impressive ability" to convey to the militants that it is in their "supreme interest not to attack."
Hamas spokesman Ayman Taha says Egypt conveyed Israel's desire to contain the violence. He says Hamas told Egyptian that militants would cease fire if Israel would.
The Israeli military says militants haven't attacked southern Israel since Wednesday night. It says the military hasn't struck Gaza since Wednesday morning.
Militants fired some 80 rockets and mortars at Israel on Wednesday and Israeli aircraft struck four times.
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