The Gaza ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel faced its first major test on Sunday, when both sides opened fire and accused each other of violating the agreement.
Israel said it struck “dozens of Hamas terror targets” in response to the militant group’s “gross violations of the ceasefire agreement this morning.” a statement on sunday From the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on social platform X.
The IDF said its targets included “weapons storage facilities, firing posts, terrorist cells and additional Hamas terrorist infrastructure” and that its forces “hit and destroyed” approximately 6 kilometers of “underground terrorist infrastructure”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Said two Israeli soldiers were killed As a result of the Hamas attack in Rafah.
Hamas blamed Israel for several ceasefire violations, but said its communications with its remaining units in Rafah had been cut off for months, the Associated Press reported, adding, “We are not responsible for any incidents that occur in those areas.”
Israel said it resumed enforcing the ceasefire later on Sunday.
“As directed by the political sector, and following a series of significant strikes in response to Hamas violations, the IDF has begun to renew enforcement of the ceasefire, in line with the terms of the agreement,” the IDF said. said in a statement,
“The IDF will continue to uphold the ceasefire agreement and respond firmly to any violations of it.”
Aid transfers to Gaza were briefly halted on Sunday but aid deliveries would resume on Monday, an Israeli security official said.
