Guns in and are now due to have fallen silent, with the long-awaited ceasefire expected to have come into force and the release of hostages hoped to begin.But smoke was rising over Gaza as the deadline passed, and 's correspondent in the Israeli town of Sderot, on the border with Gaza, heard booms coming from the enclave and what he said was the sound of artillery fire. Air raid sirens were also heard in Sderot, CNN reported, although it was unclear whether there were missiles fire.'We are hearing the sounds of war,' said Jeremy Diamond in the minutes after the ceasefire deadline passed. 'And we are not supposed to be hearing that after the truce.'
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