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| Protesters in Madrid light candles during a demonstration against the Israeli army's bombings in the Gaza Strip. Photo is from Aug. 7(Photo: AP) |
Just before the end of the truce, Gaza militants fired two rockets at Israel, Israel's military said. More rockets were fired after the expiration of the truce.
In a short statement on Twitter, the Israel Defense Forces said the rockets struck southern Israel and added, "Terrorists have violated the cease-fire.''
Earlier, Hamas told the Associated Press the group would not extend the cease-fire because Israel had not responded to any of the Palestinian demands.
Israel maintains it's willing to consider easing border restrictions but wants Hamas to disarm.
It was not immediately clear if the negotiations underway in Cairo would continue.
Some 40,000 Gazan homes have been damaged or destroyed during the month-long conflict with Israel that has displaced nearly half a million Palestinians and killed nearly 1,900 — more than 400 of them children, according to Gaza's Public Works Ministry and Health Ministry.
Israel's military says more than 60 of its soldiers, as well as a few civilians, have been killed in the fighting. USA Today
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