Tel Aviv/Gaza City  - Israel will keep the borders into the Gaza Strip closed after resumed rocket fire by Palestinian militants late Saturday toward southern Israeli towns, Israeli media reported.

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak made the decision to keep all border crossings into Gaza closed, following the latest launches of three home-made Kassam rockets by militants toward two towns in southern Israel. There were no casualties.

An Israeli attack by a ground-fired missile in retaliation wounded two Palestinians militants who were allegedly trying to fire additional rockets, the Palestinian news agency Maan reported.

Israel has come under international criticism for keeping the Gaza crossings closed since November 5, allowing only a few shipments of humanitarian goods to enter the Palestinian enclave. (dpa)