Hamas: Truce with Israel at end

Yahoo! News Hamas militants fired a barrage of rockets and mortar shells toward Israel on its independence day Tuesday, and said they considered it the end of a five-month truce with Israel. Palestinian Prime Minister

Israel said they had not done anything during the five month truce to show they were serious about a truce. Rocket attacks, suicde bombers still tried to get in, and Hamas still refused to recognize any agreements Isreal had made with the Palestinians.

Ismail Haniyeh, whose Hamas-led government negotiated the cease-fire with its militant wing,

Oh the truce was between part of Hamas and another part.

blamed Israel: "We made great efforts at keeping the truce and there was a positive Palestinian position, but unfortunately this position was met by expanding the aggression and escalating it against the Palestinian people," he said. "It's not a Palestinian problem, it is an Israeli problem."

At least they hope pther countries are stupid enough tblieve that.

Nine Palestinians were killed in fighting with Israel over the weekend, most of them militants, but also two civilians. The barrage, which came on Israel's 59th independence day, did not cause any damage or injury, but it marked the first time Hamas acknowledged firing shells toward Israel since agreeing to a cease-fire along the Gaza-Israel border in November.

They were launching their own fireworks to honor Israel independence.

Hamas is tightly organized, and Israel says attacks from Gaza have the tacit approval from the militant group's political leaders. Israel Radio, citing military officials, said the rocket attack appeared to be an unsuccessful attempt to create a diversion in order to capture an Israeli soldier posted at the Gaza border. In June, Hamas-allied militants had tunneled from Gaza into Israel and seized an Israeli soldier, Cpl. Gilad Shalit, who is still being held.

They cant get Israel to swap 1000 murders for one soldier so the want another one.

In Israel, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his defense minister discussed a possible response. More security consultations were planned for Wednesday, government officials said..... In a growing problem for Gaza, Palestinian smugglers and clansmen settle differences with guns, and bands of self-styled vigilantes have killed suspected pimps, prostitutes, drug dealers, owners of music shops, internet cafes, pool halls — activities which could divert people from worship — and women suspected of sexual misconduct.

Islam is a Reilgion of Peace. NOT!!!!!

Bystanders are often wounded or killed.