Israeli aircraft open fire on Gaza despite Egypt-brokered truce

VIOLENCE between Israel and Gaza militants flared anew yesterday after Egypt said it had brokered a truce to end attacks that have killed 10 Palestinian gunmen and an Israeli civilian in the past five days.

Israeli aircraft open fire on Gaza despite Egypt-brokered truce

A ceasefire had appeared to be taking hold, with the frontier quiet for some eight hours, until Israeli aircraft attacked Palestinian militants who the military said were about to fire rockets from the southern Gaza Strip.

Medical officials in the enclave said one man was killed and another wounded, identifying them as members of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a group that rarely launches attacks against Israel.

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