Militants react with 11 rockets after Israel raids Gaza

Gaza militants fired 11 rockets over the border overnight in response to two late-night Israeli air raids, ending several days of calm after a truce took effect. The Egyptian-brokered ceasefire, which went into force early Thursday, was aimed at ending 72 hours of bloodshed which killed eight militants, and saw armed groups firing more than 100 rockets at Israel, severely wounding two.

"Overnight, 11 rockets were fired at Israel," a military spokesman said in a statement.

The rocket fire came after the Israeli air force carried out two late-night air strikes on targets in northern and southern Gaza. No-one was injured.

"In response to the incessant rocket fire at southern Israel, IAF aircraft targeted a rocket launching site and a terror activity site in the northern Gaza Strip as well as a terror activity site in the southern Gaza Strip," a military statement said.

Palestinian witnesses and security sources confirmed the two raids, which took place late on Sunday, saying one house was destroyed but no-one was injured.

Sunday's rocket fire, which caused no injuries or damage, was sparked after a deadly Israeli air strike killed a Hamas militant and injured a second.

The early-morning strike took place after militants began firing mortar shells at Israeli troops who had crossed the fence into Gaza in an area near the southern city of Khan Yunis, medics and witnesses said.

AFP reported that the military confirmed the strike but refused to comment on the allegation Israeli armour had entered the Palestinian territory and come under fire from militants.