Israel strikes back after Hamas terrorists fire on IDF in 'blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement'
Defence minister says Jerusalem remains committed to returning all hostages, disarming Hamas and preventing Gaza from posing a threatHamas terrorists attacked Israel Defence Forces in southern Gaza on Sunday, triggering retaliatory airstrikes and high-level political deliberations in Jerusalem as the U.S.–brokered ceasefire deteriorated.
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“Earlier today, terrorists fired an anti-tank missile and gunfire toward IDF troops operating to dismantle terrorist infrastructure in the Rafah area, in southern Gaza, in accordance with the ceasefire agreement,” the IDF said.
“In response, the IDF has begun striking in the area to eliminate the threat and dismantle tunnel shafts and military structures used for terrorist activity,” the statement continued.
“These terrorist actions constitute a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement, and the IDF will respond firmly,” the military added.
An IDF source earlier told Reuters that Hamas carried out several attacks on IDF soldiers beyond the Yellow Line — the boundary to which the military withdrew under the Trump administration’s peace plan.
According to the Channel 12 News broadcaster, the attacks included anti-tank fire toward an IDF engineering vehicle in the Rafah area. In response, the Israeli Air Force reportedly carried out three airstrikes.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz were updated on the developments during the weekly Cabinet meeting. The premier subsequently convened a situational assessment with Katz and senior IDF officials regarding the nature of the response.
Netanyahu “directed them to act forcefully against terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip,” according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office following the meeting...................
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