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Israel's military on Friday (1 December) resumed fighting with Hamas in Gaza. The attack is followed by airstrikes and artillery fire. This came following Israel’s claim that Hamas violated the truce.
"Hamas violated the operational pause, and in addition, fired toward Israeli territory," the Israeli military said.
"The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) has resumed combat against the Hamas terrorist organisation in the Gaza Strip."
The military made the announcement soon after declaring that it had stopped a rocket fired from Gaza, the first from the region since a missile was fired just minutes into the cease-fire.
An AFP reporter inside Gaza claimed that Israeli warplanes launched several strikes and that artillery fire was heard in Gaza City.
For the first time since the ceasefire, drones were also audible over the southern portion of the region, according to an AFP reporter there.
The resumption of fighting dashed hopes for an extension of a seven-day truce that had seen dozens of hostages freed in exchange for Palestinian prisoner releases by Israel.
The truce also allowed more aid into the ravaged Gaza Strip.
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