Israel–Hamas Fighting Resumes With Rocket Fire, Airstrikes

Sirens blared in southern Israel as its aerial defense system shot down rocketfire from Gaza one hour before truce set to end.

Smoke billows in Rafah on the southern Gaza Strip city after the end of a seven-day ceasefire, on Dec. 1, 2023. Said Khatib/ AFP via Getty Images

Fighting resumed between Israel and Hamas early Friday morning, ending the week-long truce as no immediate sign of a deal to extend the ceasefire for an eighth day was reached.

Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it had resumed combat operations against the Hamas terror group, accusing it of breaching the ceasefire.