29 seconds ago 2009-12-26T07:49:45-08:00
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Militants in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip fired a rocket and a mortar round at Israel on Sunday, but the projectiles landed in the sea and an open field without causing casualties, the Israeli military said.
In Gaza, the armed branch of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) claimed responsibility for the firings.
On Saturday, a Palestinian farmer was killed when he was caught in the crossfire of a shootout between militants and Israeli soldiers in central Gaza.
It marked the latest violence along Gaza's border, which has been mostly quiet since a war Israel launched on the Islamist Hamas in Gaza on December 27, 2008 in response to rocket fire ended with mutual ceasefires on January 18.
The ceasefires have largely held, despite violations by both sides.
