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State television said a child and her father had been killed and 12 others wounded in "terrorist shelling" on the regime-held villages of Fuaa and Kafraya in Idlib province.
"Since this morning, at least 200 rockets have been fired at the Shiite villages of Fuaa and Kafraya," said Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor
Government forces and allies were meanwhile shelling rebel positions in opposition-held Zabadani, Abdel Rahman said.
In Fuaa, a resident confirmed the bombardment.
"Today we've been hearing the sound of explosions since dawn," the resident said. "The truce failed and the attacks have resumed."
The truce agreement between rebel groups and pro-regime factions, including Lebanon's Shiite militia Hezbollah, came into effect early Wednesday morning.
Before its expiry on Saturday morning, intensive negotiations had been underway for an extension of the ceasefire and a full deal.
The talks centred on the withdrawal of rebels from Zabadani and the evacuation of civilians from Fuaa and Kefraya, which are the last two government-held villages in Idlib province.
The negotiations reportedly stumbled over an opposition insistence that thousands of prisoners be released from government jails, according to Abdel Rahman.
Negotiations were continuing despite the ceasefire faltering.
"The talks are ongoing, but there are breaches in the ceasefire," he said, citing sources close to the talks.
"It's not clear if the breaches are attempts by the parties to improve the conditions of the deal or come from those who want to thwart the negotiations," he said.
Elsewhere, state television said at least three people were killed and 14 injured by rebel rocket fire on a school in a government-held district of Aleppo city.
The Observatory put the toll at two dead, saying rebels had fired a barrage of several dozen rockets at multiple parts of the government-held west of the city.
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"Since this morning, at least 200 rockets have been fired at the Shiite villages of Fuaa and Kafraya," said Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor
Government forces and allies were meanwhile shelling rebel positions in opposition-held Zabadani, Abdel Rahman said.
In Fuaa, a resident confirmed the bombardment.
"Today we've been hearing the sound of explosions since dawn," the resident said. "The truce failed and the attacks have resumed."
The truce agreement between rebel groups and pro-regime factions, including Lebanon's Shiite militia Hezbollah, came into effect early Wednesday morning.
Before its expiry on Saturday morning, intensive negotiations had been underway for an extension of the ceasefire and a full deal.
The talks centred on the withdrawal of rebels from Zabadani and the evacuation of civilians from Fuaa and Kefraya, which are the last two government-held villages in Idlib province.
The negotiations reportedly stumbled over an opposition insistence that thousands of prisoners be released from government jails, according to Abdel Rahman.
Negotiations were continuing despite the ceasefire faltering.
"The talks are ongoing, but there are breaches in the ceasefire," he said, citing sources close to the talks.
"It's not clear if the breaches are attempts by the parties to improve the conditions of the deal or come from those who want to thwart the negotiations," he said.
Elsewhere, state television said at least three people were killed and 14 injured by rebel rocket fire on a school in a government-held district of Aleppo city.
The Observatory put the toll at two dead, saying rebels had fired a barrage of several dozen rockets at multiple parts of the government-held west of the city.
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