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Israel air strikes resume in Gaza amid rockets | Israel air strikes resume in Gaza amid rockets |
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Israel says it has resumed air strikes in Gaza after Palestinian militants fired rockets following the end of a three-day truce on Friday morning. | |
The Israeli army called the renewed rocket attacks "unacceptable, intolerable and short-sighted". | The Israeli army called the renewed rocket attacks "unacceptable, intolerable and short-sighted". |
Palestinian militant group Hamas, which controls Gaza, earlier rejected any extension of the truce, saying Israel had failed to meet its demands. | Palestinian militant group Hamas, which controls Gaza, earlier rejected any extension of the truce, saying Israel had failed to meet its demands. |
Some 1,940 lives have been claimed in four weeks of fighting in Gaza. | |
At least 1,890 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 Friday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was striking "terror sites across the Gaza Strip" in response to renewed rocket attacks on Israeli cities. | |
Palestinian militants began firing missiles from Gaza shortly before the ceasefire ended at 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT). | |
The violence resumed after Egyptian-brokered talks between Israel and Palestinian factions hit a deadlock. |