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JERUSALEM — Two rockets fired by Palestinian militants hit southern Israel on Sunday, Israel’s military said, violating an informal truce even as Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers appeared to hurry closer to a long-term cease-fire deal two days before Israeli elections.
The Gaza Strip’s strongman was in Syria, consulting with his Hamas bosses about the truce talks while Israel’s defense minister warned Israelis they would have to pay a painful price as part of any deal. The flurry of activity came two days before Israelis elect a government that is expected to take a harder line in talks with the Palestinians.
The Hamas representative in Lebanon, Osama Hamadan, said negotiations would continue in Cairo on Tuesday and Wednesday.
