GAZA CITY
The Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian resistance faction Hamas, on Friday claimed responsibility for firing a rocket at the central Israeli city of Tel Aviv.
The brigades said in a statement that its fighters had fired a J80 rocket at Tel Aviv.
There was no comment from the Israeli army.
Violence flared up again on Tuesday between Israel and Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip following the collapse of indirect, Egypt-hosted talks aimed at reaching a permanent ceasefire deal.
Israel accuses Palestinian factions of violating a temporary ceasefire (which expired on midnight Tuesday) – a claim denied by resistance faction Hamas, which in turn accused the self-proclaimed Jewish state of attempting to derail the talks in Cairo.
Since hostilities began on July 7, at least 2089 Palestinians have been killed – the vast majority of them civilians – and more than 10,000 injured by Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip.
Over the same period, at least 67 Israelis – 64 soldiers and three civilians – have been killed, according to Israeli figures.
By Ola Attalah
www.aa.com.tr/en
