Fighting resumed in Gaza after the 72-hour truce expired at 8am local time, as talks in Cairo aimed at extending the truce failed to reach a conclusion.
Israeli air strikes have been launched after it reported rockets were fired into southern Israel by Hamas.
One of the rockets fired into Israel was intercepted over the city of Ashkelon by Israel's Iron Dome system, reports Haaretz.
The IDF, which has removed its ground troops from Gaza but remains vigilant across the border, said it resumed strikes against "terror sites across the Gaza Strip".
Palestinian officials however told the BBC a ten year old Palestinian boy was killed in an air strike near a mosque on Friday morning.
Hamas had earlier rejected any extension of the truce, stating that Israel had failed to meet its demands which including the lifting of the blockade on Gaza and the release of prisoners.
Israel described the firing of rockets as "unacceptable, intolerable and short-sighted".
The fighting resumes as Israel faces increasing international criticism over its offensive in Gaza, and international bodies called on both sides to arrive at a lasting ceasefire.
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Israeli air strikes have been launched after it reported rockets were fired into southern Israel by Hamas.
One of the rockets fired into Israel was intercepted over the city of Ashkelon by Israel's Iron Dome system, reports Haaretz.
The IDF, which has removed its ground troops from Gaza but remains vigilant across the border, said it resumed strikes against "terror sites across the Gaza Strip".
Palestinian officials however told the BBC a ten year old Palestinian boy was killed in an air strike near a mosque on Friday morning.
Hamas had earlier rejected any extension of the truce, stating that Israel had failed to meet its demands which including the lifting of the blockade on Gaza and the release of prisoners.
Israel described the firing of rockets as "unacceptable, intolerable and short-sighted".
The fighting resumes as Israel faces increasing international criticism over its offensive in Gaza, and international bodies called on both sides to arrive at a lasting ceasefire.
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