The explosions killed three officers and wounded several other Palestinians, the Hamas-run interior ministry said, declaring a state of emergency after the blasts.

The rocket destroyed a residential home in the farming community of Mishmeret.

Gaza's militant Hamas rulers said Saturday they had accepted a cease-fire ending a massive Israeli onslaught on militant positions after a soldier was shot dead, once again pulling the sides back from the brink of a full-fledged war.

The Israeli military carried out its largest daytime airstrike campaign in Gaza since the 2014 war Saturday.

Hundreds of Canadians protested Israeli military action in Gaza Saturday with demonstrations held in some of Canada's major cities.