BEIRUT, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Hezbollah's head of its Parliamentary block Mohammed Raad said Friday that Israel will be surprised by the range of the rockets fired by Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, Local Naharnet website reported.

    "The enemy will be surprised by the range of rockets which the resistance has in Gaza," Raad was quoted as saying in a rally in southern Lebanon.

    Hamas movement has been launching increasing rocket attacks against southern Israeli towns since the end of a six-month ceasefire with Israel on Dec. 19.

    Raad criticized Egypt for closing the Rafah crossing, and accused Egypt of encouraging inter-Palestinian differences.

    He also accused what he called "Arab regime" of being a partner of the "massacres" committed by Israel in Gaza, which aimed at implementing the "Jewish-American plan."

    Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah said Wednesday that Israel is losing in Gaza because it was not able to "eliminate the resistance" as soon as was expected.

    Israeli warplanes have been shelling the Gaza Strip since last Saturday, where Palestinian militants, mainly Hamas armed wing al-Qassam Brigades, kept launching rockets at Israeli cities and towns.

    During the seven days, 430 Palestinians were killed and around 2200 wounded, 500 of them are in critical conditions. While on the Israeli side, the rocket attacks have caused four deaths and over a dozen injuries.