After nearly three days of violence that killed dozens of Palestinians and disrupted the lives of hundreds of thousands of Israelis, a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants took effect in Gaza late Sunday. Israeli aircraft have pummeled targets in Gaza since Friday, while the Iran-backed Palestinian Jihad militant group has fired hundreds of rockets at Israel in response. The flare-up was the worst fighting between Israel and Gaza militant groups since Israel and Hamas fought an 11-day war last year. The Egyptian-brokered cease-fire took effect at 11:30 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. ET. Israeli strikes and militant rockets continued in the minutes leading up to the beginning of the truce, and Israel said it would "respond strongly" if the cease-fire was violated. 🔗Visit our link in bio for the latest. 📸 Said Khatib, @afpphoto, @gettyimages