Hamas militants fire rockets into Israel, no one hurt

“There is no logical reason for this fuel plant to be shut down. This is another example of Hamas orchestrating an artificial crisis for its own political aims.”

Palestinian militants bombarded southern Israel with rockets and mortars on Saturday, part of a new outburst of violence that threatens fragile Egyptian efforts to broker a truce in the Gaza Strip.

No one was hurt in the early morning attacks. The flareup in violence began Friday when Hamas militants fired mortar shells that killed a 48-year-old Israeli man while he was gardening at his home near the Gaza border. Three other people were wounded.

Israel retaliated by firing missiles at two Hamas police stations late Friday, killing five militants. Read more