Gaza truce in jeopardy

Israelis and Palestinians tonight threatened to scrap a truce that has largely ended five months of Gaza violence, with Palestinian militants insisting it must also apply to the West Bank and Israeli leaders complaining that Gaza rocket squads are still active.

Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz told his Cabinet the ceasefire in Gaza was only being partially observed, and militants there continued firing rockets into Israel. One rocket was fired today, the military said, but none on Friday or Saturday.