Focus

Israel resumes fighting Hamas, explosions heard in Gaza

01 Dec 2023 02:14pm
Smoke billows in Rafah following an Israeli air raid on the southern Gaza Strip city on Dec 1, 2023, as fighting resumed shortly after the expiration of a seven-day truce between Israel and Hamas. - (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)
Smoke billows in Rafah following an Israeli air raid on the southern Gaza Strip city on Dec 1, 2023, as fighting resumed shortly after the expiration of a seven-day truce between Israel and Hamas. - (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)

JERUSALEM - Israel has resumed fighting Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Friday morning, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement.

The IDF accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire agreement and firing at Israeli territory.

Rocket sirens were activated in two Israeli towns near Gaza border on Friday morning, the first time since Israel and Hamas reached humanitarian truce on Nov. 24.

The IDF later confirmed its air defense troops intercepted a rocket launched toward Israel. Following the attack, the IDF-affiliated Home Front Command tightened the guidelines for civilians in some areas of the country.

The humanitarian ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Hamas expired at 7:00 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) on Friday morning.

In Gaza, loud explosions were heard Friday morning. - XINHUA

Related Articles:
israel
Hamas
ceasefire
military operations
Gaza
palestine
genocide
More Like This
Photo: Ray-Ban website
Photo: Ray-Ban website
World Meta updates smart glasses with live AI function
Ray-Ban Meta owners in Meta's early access programme for the United States and Canada can now download firmware v11, which adds "live AI", according to the company.
People walk near the reopened Al-Arida border crossing connecting Lebanon and Syria on Nov 30, 2024. - File photo by Khaled Habashiti/XINHUA
People walk near the reopened Al-Arida border crossing connecting Lebanon and Syria on Nov 30, 2024. - File photo by Khaled Habashiti/XINHUA
World Israel violates ceasefire with Lebanon six times on its 23rd day
Since the ceasefire was declared on Nov 27, the total number of Israeli violations has risen to 259, with 31 people killed and 37 injured during the incidents.
Akram Harb a 13-year-old Palestinian, was injured in an Israeli attack at his house in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip in October, 2024. (Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua)
Akram Harb a 13-year-old Palestinian, was injured in an Israeli attack at his house in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip in October, 2024. (Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua)
World 90 per cent of Gaza’s population displaced, faces critical shortages of aid and essentials - Doctors Without Borders
By WAN AHMAD ATARMIZI
20 Dec 2024 11:25am
Humanitarian aid has also drastically decreased, with an average of just 37 aid trucks entering Gaza daily in October, compared to 500 before October 2023.
Photo for illustration purpose only. - Illustrated via Canva
Photo for illustration purpose only. - Illustrated via Canva
World US California man linked to Madison school shooter may have plotted own attack - Report
FBI agents detained the 20-year-old after learning he was allegedly plotting a mass shooting with 15-year-old Natalie 'Samantha' Rupnow