IDF says it targeted Hamas operatives in strikes after attack on troops in Rafah area; 5 said killed

The IDF confirms carrying out airstrikes in the Gaza Strip in the past day, saying it targeted Hamas operatives in response to an attack on troops yesterday in the Rafah area.

According to Palestinian media, a drone strike on a motorcycle in central Gaza this morning killed three people, including a woman, and a strike on an apartment in Gaza City last night killed two men.

The military says the Hamas operatives it targeted in the strikes “advanced many terror attacks against IDF troops and the State of Israel.” The IDF does not provide any further details.

The army says the strikes come in response to a “blatant violation” of the ceasefire deal yesterday, in which four gunmen emerged from a tunnel in eastern Rafah and opened fire on troops before being killed.