The cake was decorated with the Palestinian flag and a picture of Hamas spokesman Abu Ubaida. A bakery in Australia faced intense backlash after making a Hamas-themed birthday cake for a 4-year-old boy.

The Israeli Defense Force confirmed Friday that a Hamas rocket launched from Gaza struck outside of Jerusalem, Israel's capital city. Sirens are wailing through the streets of Jerusalem, where in local time the weekly ceremony of Shabbath has already began for the religious Jews living there.

New aerial photographs showed a missile launch site in the Gaza Strip set up by Hamas just a half a block from a mosque and a children's playground.

After killing the top military leader for Hamas, Israel and the Islamist group have renewed increased fighting.