Hamas warns Israel against 'foolishness' after deadly strike

11 October 2015 13:08 BST

Hamas has warned Israel against "foolishness" after an air strike hit the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire and killed a pregnant woman and her toddler.

"This shows the occupation's desire to escalate," said Sami Abu Zuhri, a spokesman for Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip. "We warn the occupation against continuing this foolishness."

Last summer, tensions between Hamas and Israel resulted in a bloody 50-day war on Gaza in which more than 2,200 Palestinians - mainly civilians - were killed. On the Israeli side 66 soldiers and six civilians were killed.