Hamas to find new 'formula' to stop Israeli attacks after truce offer failed to stop strikes that targeted ambulance crews and a hospital

Ma'an – The Gaza government said it would work to "find a formula" that would stop the recent waves of Israeli air strikes that have pummeled Gaza over the past day after a truce offer went unacknowledged.

"Israel has insisted on resuming its crimes against the Palestinians, it is a bid to control" the resistance and the people of Gaza, a statement said, calling on rights organizations to "document crimes" so charges could be laid, and asking Arab states to intervene.

Slamming the recent targeting of ambulance crews, a hospital and the death of at least three civilians in air strikes on Friday, the Gaza government said it was set to host an urgent meeting with the Arab League's council to discuss "appropriate mechanisms" to face the recent escalation.

Since Thursday afternoon, 11 have been killed, including civilians, and dozens others injured. Israel's military said bombings were in response to "heavy rocket and mortar fire," emanating from Gaza Friday afternoon. A later statement said a total of five mortars and eight projectiles had been fired from Gaza on Friday.

On Thursday night, Hamas announced that most armed Palestinian factions in Gaza had signed on to a ceasefire pledge, in a bid to halt a further escalation of violence with Israel. Israeli media said the announcement came at 11 p.m. Air strikes began around midnight.

On Friday afternoon, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees said Friday they could not commit to a ceasefire deal with Israel. The statement was followed by another from the National Resistance Brigades, the armed wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which announced that its fighters had launched two projectiles toward Israel.

Spokesman of the group's An-Nasser brigades, Abu Mujahed, told Ma'an that they would "never agree to a ceasefire while Palestinians are being killed by Israel in Gaza."