Gaza war resumes with deadly strikes, rocket fire

Israeli soldiers and tanks were stationed on Gaza border on Aug 20 as fighting in the coastal enclave resumed after the collapse of truce talks a day earlier.

Updated: August 20, 2014 3:50 PM IST

By ANI

Gaza war resumes with deadly strikes, rocket fire

Gaza war resumes with deadly strikes, rocket fire

Israel-Gaza Border, Aug 20: Israeli soldiers and tanks were stationed on Gaza border on Wednesday as fighting in the coastal enclave resumed after the collapse of truce talks a day earlier. Charging Israel had “opened a gateway to hell,” Hamas’ armed wing vowed to target Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport with rocket fire, possibly to retaliate for what Hamas was quoted by Israeli media as saying was an Israeli attempt to assassinate its top militant leader, Mohammed Deif, in a Gaza City strike.

In addition to the deaths, more than 50 people were wounded in the air strikes across Gaza, ordered after rockets were fired at Israel.

Hamas initially denied firing any rockets, then claimed responsibility for shooting dozens as far as the Tel Aviv and Jerusalem areas. The violence shattered a 10-day period of calm since a first truce brokered by Egypt, about a month after the conflict flared on July 8.

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