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Palestinians fired mortar shell from Gaza -army

Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:01am EDT
JERUSALEM, June 24 (Reuters) - Palestinians fired a mortar shell into Israel from the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said on Tuesday, in the first reported violation by militants of a ceasefire along the border with the Hamas-controlled terrritory.

The attack occurred on Monday night but the army confirmed the incident only in the morning. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

No one was hurt by the mortar shell, which a military spokesman said was fired from the central Gaza Strip and landed just inside Israel. A Gaza ceasefire went into effect on Thursday. (Reporting by Brenda Gazzar, Writing by Jeffrey Heller, Editing by Adam Entous)


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