Israel reported missile launches from Gaza during the Friday morning after 3-day truce expired in the Middle East, which ended without reaching an agreement to postpone it, despite numerous attempts.
More than 18 rockets were released to Israel, with the completion of the 8 am, announced Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Two of them were captured by the antimissile defense system "Iron Dome", 14 of them fell in uninhabited areas, while two of them fell back into the territory of Gaza.
Hamas, the Islamic militant group that controls the Gaza Strip, said that Palestinian officials were in talks in Cairo failed to postpone the peace agreement, but negotiations should continue.
But Israeli government spokesman, Mark Regev, told CNN that the resumption of rocket attacks means that Hamas has "broken the fundamental promise of talks in Cairo". Israel had declared on Thursday that he wanted to postpone deadlines set ceasefire without conditions.
Two militant factions who fought alongside Hamas in Gaza, Islamic Jihad and the Al-Nasser Brigades Salah al-Din, took responsibility rockets towards Israel during Friday.
Meanwhile, Israel has ordered its army to resume air strikes on Gaza, calling the recent move of the Palestinians as "unacceptable, intolerable and short vision". Although the Israelis withdrew their troops from Gaza, on Tuesday, they have maintained "defensive positions" around the territory.
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