Gaza, January 10: Israeli warplanes have launched an air strike on the Gaza Strip despite a Hamas call on its armed groups to seize fire on Israel.
Israel says it attacked Gaza in response to a mortar attack by Palestinian fighters that lightly wounded two men on Sunday.
The Israeli airstrike came late Sunday evening. There have been no reports of injuries.
The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
Hamas, however, urged the Palestinian armed groups to abide by an unofficial ceasefire and stop firing rockets and mortars at Israel, Jerusalem Post reported Monday.
——–Agencies