Israeli tanks and armoured personnel carriers (APCs) are seen at a staging area outside the central Gaza Strip July 15, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Baz Ratner
Israel, Palestinians Battle As Egyptian-Proposed Gaza Ceasefire Collapses -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Israel resumed air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, six hours after agreeing to an Egyptian-proposed truce that failed to halt Hamas rocket attacks.
"Hamas has fired 47 rockets since we suspended our strikes in Gaza (this morning). As a result, we have resumed our operation against Hamas," an Israeli military statement said.
Under a blueprint announced by Egypt - Gaza's neighbour and whose military-backed government has been at odds with Hamas Islamists - a mutual "de-escalation" of week-old fighting was to have begun at 9 a.m. (0600 GMT), with hostilities ceasing within 12 hours.
Hamas' armed wing, the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, rejected the ceasefire, saying its battle with Israel would "increase in ferocity and intensity".
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1 comment:
Why on earth would Hamas supposedly keep launching rockets at Israel if it results in their residential cities being bombed and cause such misery for their own people... I'm not sure what we're being told is the truth though...
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