The 30 air strikes launched by the Israeli military on the Gaza Strip during Saturday have killed at least five Palestinians. The Gazan militias, meanwhile, have launched six rockets into Israeli territory. This is the second day of fighting, after Friday's attacks on Gaza resumed after the end of 72 hours the truce agreed between Israel and Palestinian factions.
Meanwhile, the delegation of the Palestinian factions in Cairo Trading believes that its claims are "clear and undeniable", but would have no problem in talking directly with Israel, said Saturday the Fatah leader Azzam al-Ahmed, who heads group. Speaking to the press, Al Ahmed has expressed his hope that the next few hours will be "decisive".
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The Israeli army has confirmed that only during the last night, has reached 33 "targets" in Gaza, bringing a hundred bombings launched from Friday morning, reported Haaretz. Emergency services in Gaza, meanwhile, have reported the death of two Palestinians who were aboard a motorcycle and were hit by a bombing in the town of Al Maghazi. They have also said that the bodies of three others were pulled from the rubble of the Al-Qassam in Nuseirat camp in the center of the enclave.
The Palestinian Interior Ministry has said that Israeli warplanes destroyed three mosques, the Nuseirat, one in the Zeitoun area and one in Jabaliya in the north. "We heard a loud explosion and after that followed by many others," he told a France Presse Jood Irhaem, whose seat is near one of the bombed churches. "Then came a call for residents to evacuate the area and that stay away. Minutes later, there were two loud explosions much more. "
Meanwhile, Israel has reported that Palestinian militants have fired six rockets on Saturday against its territory, bringing to 44 the number of missiles launched against the Jewish state since the end of the truce of 72 hours. A civilian and a soldier were wounded on Friday, but on Saturday there has been none. Also, the Israeli government announced that it has carried out about 100 attacks in Gaza on Friday, 30 of them since midnight. Palestinian medics have ensured that at least 10 people have died and more than 40 wounded since the truce expired.
The conflict, which just turned one month, broke out again after a lull that mediators were unable to extend. The ceasefire expired on Friday morning, after Palestinian militants broke the silence by launching rockets from early hours of the morning. Many Palestinians who had returned to their homes during the truce, schools have had to return for shelter.
The struggle between Israel and Hamas has killed some 1,900 Palestinians and 67 Israelis, mostly soldiers, from July 8. The UN says at least 1,354 Palestinians from the dead were civilians and that the figure included 447 children.
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