Israel and militants exchange rocket salvos in worst bout of fighting in a year

Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip launched renewed rocket salvos against each other on Saturday, as fighting entered a fifth day despite Egyptian efforts to mediate a truce.

The Israeli military said on Saturday that since the confrontation began it had bombed 325 sites in the blockaded coastal enclave, while militants had fired 1,099 rockets and mortars at Israel, in the worst round of violence for almost a year.