Rockets Fired At Israel From Gaza Strip 2 Hours Before Ceasefire End

Israel authorities announced Wednesday that they are investigating a possible breech of their three-day truce with Hamas after rocket sirens deployed in the country's south, indicating that rockets may have been fired from the Gaza Strip.

If authorities do discover that two rockets were in fact fired from the Gaza Strip, it would mean that Hamas broke the three-day truce a mere two hours before it was set to expire.

According to the Jerusalem Post, one of the rockets fired hit open air in Sha'ar Hanegev, and no injuries or casualties were reported in the alleged attack. The Hamas group has denied firing any rockets from the Gaza Strip before the cease-fire ended.

Hamas "denies there was any rocket fire at the occupation this evening," the Palestinian group's spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said in a statement.

Multiple media outlets have reported that ceasefire talks, being brokered by Egypt in Cairo, reportedly hit a disagreement mid-week, with Palestinian representatives threatening to leave the talk. A source close to the peace talks told Reuters that although there had been some disagreement, Egypt was going to try to convince the two sides to extend their ceasefire by another 72 hours.

Azzam al-Ahmad, the Palestinian delegation chief, told a press conference on Wednesday that Palestinian authorities were willing to extend the ceasefire for another 48 hours, saying that "progress" had been made in the talks and that they "need to continue." Israel has not responded to the offer of extending the ceasefire agreement.

Since the fighting between the Gaza Strip and Israel began in early July, about 1,900 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed, along with about 64 Israeli soldiers and three Israeli civilians.