A six-months Egyptian-brokered truce between Israel and Palestinian factions, led by Hamas Group, in the Gaza Strip ended on Friday, Reuters reported. "We announce that the calm between us and the Zionist enemy has finished entirely and it will not be renewed as a result of the occupation's denial of its fundamental conditions and obligations," Hamas Group's Izz el-Deen al-Qassam, said in a statement noting the truce had expired at 0400 GMT. "The calm is over," Hamas official Ayman Taha said in an announcement after concluding talks with Palestinian factions on Thursday in the coastal enclave controlled by the group. He said the ceasefire would not be renewed "because the enemy did not abide by its obligations" to ease a crippling blockade of the Gaza Strip and halt all attacks.
