GAZA, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- A military wing of the Islamic Jihad (Holy War) movement launched two homemade rockets into southern Israel on Sunday morning despite a mutual cease-fire.

    Saraya al-Quds Brigades claimed responsibility for firing two rockets into southern Israel's town of Sderot in a statement sent to reporters.

    The rockets, fired from the northern Gaza Strip, came in response to "the Israeli violations and crimes committed everyday against the Palestinian people," said the statement.

    Israel and the Palestinians agreed to a limited cease-fire in the Gaza Strip in late November following large-scale Israeli offensive.

    However, Israel said the Palestinians have fired 51 rockets since the fragile truce took effect.

    Also on Sunday, an Israeli ministerial committee met to discuss restraint amid calls for cracking down the Palestinian cells that fire rockets.

    According to chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, an initial agreement to apply cease-fire in the West Bank was reached during a meeting between President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Saturday night.