Israel resumed air strikes in Gaza after
Palestinian militants fired rockets following the
end of a three-day truce on Friday morning.
Five people were killed in Gaza, while two Israelis
were injured by mortars.
The Israeli army called the renewed rocket
attacks "unacceptable, intolerable and short-
sighted".
The Palestinian militant group Hamas, which
dominates Gaza, earlier rejected any extension of
the truce, saying Israel had failed to meet its
demands.
Israeli government officials said they had pulled
out of Egyptian-brokered negotiations with
Hamas and the other Palestinian factions in
Cairo, stressing they would not "negotiate under
fire".
But Egypt called on both sides to return to the
negotiating table.
Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system
intercepted three rockets on Friday
At the scene: Wyre Davies, Kerem Shalom in
southern Israel
The border area didn't feel particularly safe this
morning, and several kibbutzim were still virtual
ghost towns as more than 36 rockets and
mortars were fired from Gaza.
But that, perhaps, is part of the Hamas strategy.
They don't want Israelis to feel safe or
comfortable as long as the blockade of Gaza
continues.
While Gaza's 1.8 million inhabitants live, penned
in, barely able to make a living - so the argument
goes - why should Israelis just across the fence
feel any more secure?
Gaza and Israel: Hyper-tense and under fire
'Terror sites'
On Friday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
resumed its offensive with aircraft, tanks and
gunboats, attacking some 35 targets.
A 10-year-old boy was the first to die, when a
missile struck near a mosque in Gaza City,
Palestinian health ministry officials in Gaza said.
Another three people were killed in central Gaza
while an Islamic Jihad militant died in Rafah, they
added.
The IDF earlier announced it was striking "terror
sites across the Gaza Strip" in response to
renewed rocket fire.
Militants began firing missiles from Gaza shortly
before the ceasefire ended at 08:00 local time
(05:00 GMT).
By Friday afternoon, the IDF said more than 52
rockets and mortars had been fired at Israel,
injuring two Israelis.
Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system had
intercepted three rockets and 38 had landed in
Israel, it added.
Human cost of the conflict
A father mourns for his 10-year-old son - the first
person to be killed after hostilities resumed on
Friday
Palestinian deaths
1,922 killed, including at least 1,407 civilians
448 children
235 women
Israeli deaths
64 soldiers
2 civilians
1 Thai national in Israel
(Source: OCHA; 0500 GMT on 8 August)
Visual story: The hundreds who lost their lives
The violence resumed after Israeli and Palestinian
representatives failed to agree a long-term truce
at indirect talks in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
Hamas said Israel had failed to meet its key
demands, including the lifting of the blockade of
Gaza and the freeing of about 100 prisoners
released in exchange for Gilad Shalit in 2011 who
have been re-arrested.
The group also rejected Israel's call for the
demilitarisation of Gaza. A spokesman warned
the militant group was ready for "a long war".
However, Hamas said the Palestinian factions
were willing to continue the talks despite the
fresh violence.
Many Palestinian families fled their homes in
Gaza City as the truce ended
Some of those who stayed put attended Friday
prayers at the site of a mosque that was bombed
Israelis were forced to seek cover near the Israel-
Gaza frontier as Palestinian militants fired rockets
Palestinians protesting against Israel clashed with
Israeli soldiers in the West Bank town of Nablus
The Israeli delegation left Cairo on Friday
morning.
"Hamas is now continuing to fire towards Israeli
civilians, while Israel fully respected the ceasefire
and announced it is ready to extend it," a senior
official told the BBC.
On Friday afternoon, Egypt's foreign ministry
called for an immediate resumption of
negotiations on a long-term truce, stressing that
only a few outstanding issues remained.
"The foreign ministry calls on all sides to rise to
their responsibilities... and to return immediately
to the ceasefire commitment and exploit the
opportunity available to resume negotiations on
the very limited sticking points that remain in the
fastest possible time," a statement said.
At least 1,922 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have
died, according to latest United Nations figures.
Israel's government says 64 soldiers have been
killed, along with two Israeli civilians and a Thai
national. It also claims that about 900 Palestinian
militants have died in the violence.
Israel launched Operation Protective Edge on 8
July with the stated aim of halting rocket fire
from militants in Gaza and destroying the network
of tunnels it said were used by militants to
launch attacks inside Israel.
On Thursday, the human rights group Amnesty
International called for an investigation into what
it said was mounting evidence that Israeli forces
had deliberately attacked hospitals and health
professionals in Gaza. The attacks have left at
least six medics dead.
http://m.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28702394

Isreal no dey tire?

bbello28: Isreal no dey tire?

it is not Israel. it was Hama's that started it first immediately the seize fire was over. so Israel is not to be blamed. if Hama's had waited, Israel wouldn't have resumed fire.

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hamas keep firing your useless rocket and wait the effect