Israel hit by rockets from Gaza

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JERUSALEM: More than 35 rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel, according to local media.

Israeli police reported "massive" rocket fire from the Hamas-governed Palestinian territory on Wednesday morning.

A police spokesman said there were no injuries or damage.

The rocket fire came just hours after six Palestinians were killed in the first clash between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters since a truce was declared in June.

Three other people were injured in the incident late on Tuesday, which involved an Israeli air strike.

Israeli border troops and Hamas fighters fired at each other after the soldiers moved to destroy "a tunnel aimed at abducting soldiers" about 300m inside Gaza.

Hamas vowed revenge, saying on its military wing's website that its "response will be harsh, and the enemy will pay a heavy price".

Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman, said the raid proved that Israel was not interested in continuing the ceasefire although he stopped short of saying that Hamas would abandon it.

"The aggression is a major violation of the agreement. If such raids are repeated, fighting will not be limited only to the area east of the central Gaza Strip," Abu Zuhri said.

A senior Israeli military official speaking on condition of anonymity said the tunnel had been dug from inside a Gaza home, illustrating that Hamas was using civilians for cover.






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