Israel resumes strikes on Gaza as ceasefire collapses

A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip collapsed yesterday, with claims that Palestinian militants fired rockets into Israel, prompting Israeli air strikes that health officials said killed a woman and a young girl. 

Accusing Gaza Islamists of breaking the truce, Israel promptly recalled its negotiators from talks in Cairo, leaving the fate of Egyptian-brokered efforts to secure a lasting peace hanging in the balance.

Israel said three rockets were fired out of Gaza nearly eight hours before a ceasefire — extended by a day on Monday — was due to expire.