63448325 Hamas fired at Israel missile
In total, one person was killed and seven wounded in a series of rocket attacks into Israel from Gaza on August 20. It is reported by Agence France-Presse. The attacks were directed at the city Ofakim and Be'er Sheva in the south. Responsibility for the attacks on Beersheba took the radical group "Popular Resistance Committees", while in the launch of four missiles, "Grad" in Ofakim admitted the military wing of Hamas. According to the Israeli military, according to Jerusalem Post, the last two days in Israel were fired about 50 rockets. It is noted that some of them were intercepted by the missile defense system "Iron Dome". Because of the shelling, the Israeli authorities announced the cancellation of all events in the south of the country, including concerts and football matches. Against the background of growing tensions in the region the international "quartet" on Middle East settlement (Russia, EU, U.S. and UN) issued a statement expressing concern over the situation and urged the parties to show restraint. Previously, August 20 it was reported that Hamas leaders announced the end of de facto truce with Israel that has lasted since 2009. At this step movement began after a series of missile strikes Israeli Air Force in the Gaza Strip on August 19 that killed seven people, including two members of the group "Islamic Jihad" and two members of the "Popular Resistance Committees." The Israeli authorities, in turn, called strikes on Gaza in response to terrorist attacks in the area of the city of Eilat, which took place on August 18. Then after three explosions killed eight people. Hamas later claimed his innocence in the terrorist attacks.
