Mortars fired at Israel during Gaza cease-fire: army

Israel's military says three mortar shells were fired from Gaza after a humanitarian cease-fire went into effect.
     
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld had earlier said two rockets fell in open areas in southern Israel, causing no damage or injuries. He said the rockets landed at 12 p.m. local time, two hours after the cease-fire began.
     
The army later said in a statement that the attack consisted of three mortar shells.
     
It was not immediately clear whether the Israeli military would respond. Israel and Hamas both agreed on a halt in fighting for a five-hour period Thursday to allow Gazans to stock up on supplies.
      
"We are holding our fire until 3:00 pm (1200 GMT) today in order to enable a humanitarian window in Gaza. If Hamas fires, we will respond with force," Israel's army said on its Twitter account.
      
Hamas spokesman Mushir al-Masri confirmed Gaza militants were sticking to the agreement.
      
"All the factions including Hamas are implementing what they announced, a stop to the operations of the resistance," he told AFP.
      
"We and all factions will follow and observe the occupation's implementation of this temporary truce," he added.
     
The truce brought temporary reprieve from nine days of fighting in which 230 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes, and one Israeli killed by a rocket attack.
      
No aid is expected to enter Gaza during the pause in fighting, but it will give thousands of Palestinians who have fled their homes the chance to return, albeit briefly.
      
And aid officials said the ceasefire would allow them to access areas previously off-limits because of ongoing...