Hamas firing rockets into Israel (Photo taken from Boston.com)From Haaretz:
The militant Islamist organization Hamas announced Thursday evening that the cease-fire with Israel in Gaza is over, 24 hours before the six-month truce was due to expire.
"The calm, which was reached with Egyptian sponsorship on June 19 and expires on December 19, is finished because the enemy did not abide by its obligations," said Hamas official Ayman Taha, who respresented the group in talks with other Palestinian factions. "The calm is over."
Hamas has ruled Gaza since June 2007, when it seized control of the territory after days of bloody streetbattles with the rival Fatah movement.
The past six months have seen a dramatic drop in the number of rockets and mortars fired at southern Israel from Gaza, but close to 50 rockets have been fired over the past three days, giving weight to Hamas declarations this week that the calm period is over.
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My Comment: This is not a surprise .... what is a surprise is that this lasted (more or less) for 6 months.