Hamas fighters display weapons in Gaza after truce with Israel - video

Thousands of Hamas fighters held a military parade Friday in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, a week after a ceasefire with Israel took effect in the devastated coastal enclave.

Holding weapons, the masked members of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed branch of Hamas paraded through the southern city, AFP reporters said.

Riding pick-up trucks, the fighters showed off a military arsenal including rocket launchers and a drone.

An Egyptian-brokered ceasefire that went into force last Friday has so far held, ending 11 days of devastating Israeli bombardment of Gaza and rocket fire into the occupied territories of Palestine from the coastal strip that started on May 10.

Israeli strikes on Gaza killed 248 Palestinians, including 66 children, and have wounded more than 1,900 people, the Gaza health ministry says.