Gaza rockets hit Israel as truce unravels VIDEO

8 Avqust 2014 09:51 | 741

Two rockets fired by Gaza militants slammed into southern Israel before dawn on Friday, as a 72-hour truce appeared to be reaching an end.

And two senior Hamas officials said the Palestinian militant movement would not extend a 72-hour ceasefire in Gaza that expires at 0500 GMT on Friday, accusing Israel of rejecting their demands for a truce.

A leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a smaller faction in Gaza that is also present in Cairo-mediated truce talks, confirmed the factions had decided not to extend the ceasefire.

Israel had said earlier it was ready to "indefinitely" extend the ceasefire.

Then at about 0130 GMT the army sent out a text message to journalists, saying: "Just now, two rockets fired from Gaza hit southern Israel. No injuries reported".

"Terrorists have violated the cease-fire," it added on its official Twitter site.

There was no immediate Israeli military response, an army spokeswoman told AFP.

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