Thursday, August 7, 2014

Israeli military: Rockets fired from Gaza violate cease-fire

A Palestinian man looks out over destruction in the al-Tufah neighborhood of Gaza City, Gaza, on Wednesday, August 6, as a fragile 72-hour cease-fire between Israel and Hamas entered its second day. Israel launched a ground operation in Gaza on July 17 after a 10-day campaign of airstrikes had failed to halt relentless Hamas rocket fire on Israeli cities.[photo.cnn.com] By Michael Pearson, John Vause and Jethro Mullen, CNN
Gaza City (CNN) -- Rockets from Gaza hit Israel early Friday morning, breaching a cease-fire that had held for more than two days, the Israeli military said.
"Moments ago, 2 rockets fired from Gaza hit southern Israel. Terrorists have violated the cease-fire," the Israel Defense Forces wrote on Twitter.
It wasn't immediately clear how Israel would respond. The IDF pulled its ground forces out of Gaza on Tuesday but said they were maintaining "defensive positions" around the territory.
"I suspect the Israelis are going to wait to see if it was just these two rockets," said CNN's Wolf Blitzer. "These could be isolated rockets."
But if more rockets are fired from Gaza, "the Israelis will strike back," Blitzer said...Continue reading...

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