JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israeli military to respond to Gaza rocket fire moments before a three-day truce expired on Wednesday, an Israeli official said.
"With the breach of the ceasefire by Hamas, the prime minister and defence minister ordered the Israeli military to act in response. The order was issued before midnight," the official told reporters speaking on condition of anonymity.
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