Islam Times - Qassam Brigades fire at Ben Gurion Airport

Islam Times - The Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian resistance faction Hamas, fired a home-made rocket at Israel's Ben Gurion airport Thursday.

In a statement, Qassam said that its fighters had fired an M75 rocket at the airport, located some 15 km southeast of Tel Aviv.

The move came one day after a Hamas spokesman called on international airline carriers to halt all flights to the airport as of Thursday to avoid being struck by incoming rockets.

According to Israeli radio, scores of flights to the airport have been rescheduled for "security reasons."

Violence flared again Tuesday following the collapse of Egypt-hosted indirect talks aimed at reaching a permanent cease-fire deal, with Israel accusing Palestinian resistance factions of violating a temporary truce with a rocket barrage.

The claim was denied by Hamas, however, which in turn accused Israel of attempting to derail cease-fire talks in Cairo.