Hamas breaks yet another ceasefire - its sixth? - demonstrating it really, really prefers war:
Talks being held in Cairo for a long-term Gaza cease-fire broke down Tuesday as Israel recalled its delegation hours after Palestinian militants broke an earlier truce by launching volleys of rockets.
Sixth?
“Today’s rocket attack on Beersheba is a grave and direct violation of the cease-fire to which Hamas committed itself,” said Mark Regev, a spokesman for the Israeli government. ”This is the 11th cease-fire that Hamas has either rejected or violated,” he said.
Ceasefire shattered as rockets from Gaza draw Israel airstrikes
Gaza: Three rockets fired from Gaza struck southern Israel on Tuesday, breaking a ceasefire, drawing Israeli retaliation and prompting Israel to recall its delegation from already fraught Egyptian-brokered talks in Cairo for an agreement to end the conflict.
The three rockets struck southern Israel, near the city of Beersheba, the Israeli military said, nearly eight hours before a ceasefire - extended by one day on Monday - was due to expire. Two other rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile system over the southern town of Netivot.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/ceasefire-shattered-as-rockets-from-gaza-draw-israel-airstrikes-20140820...
