Smoke plumes on Gaza skyline, as Hamas rockets threaten Israel's unilateral truce
(27 Jul 2014) Palestinian militants launched rockets at Israel on Sunday, endangering a unilateral cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
The Israeli military said seven rockets were fired at southern Israel early in the day. Two were downed by Israel's Iron Dome air defence system and five fell in open areas.
Israel has since resumed its Gaza offensive after the attacks.
The Israeli military said Sunday that following "Hamas' incessant rocket
fire" during the unilateral Israeli extension of a temporary humanitarian truce it would resume targeting Gaza militants.
Footage from Gaza City and the Israel-Gaza border appeared to show trails of smoke from rockets being fired from the city as well as plumes of smoke from explosions thought to be from the continued Israeli assault on Gazan tunnels.
Israel's acceptance of a cease-fire extension is premised on its soldiers remaining in Gaza to destroy tunnels the military says represent a "strategic" threat because they allow Hamas fighters to carry out attacks on Israeli territory.
Israel's Cabinet had unilaterally decided to extend the truce for 24 hours, until midnight (2100 GMT) Sunday.
Hamas, which has requested the lifting of an Israeli and Egyptian blockade on Gaza, among other demands, did not agree to extend the truce.
The 20-day operation has already killed more than 1,000 Palestinians and 45 Israelis.
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