New possible explosion reported on Gaza border

IDF engineering troops operating on the Gaza border report a fresh possible explosion near their position near the center of the Strip, according to Hebrew media reports.

An Israeli tank returns fire into Shejaiya, according to the reports.

There are no injuries on the Israeli side in what troops beleieve may have been a mortar attack.

There is no immediate IDF confirmation of this attack or a previous reported explosion reported next to engineering troops

The incident would mark the third cross-border exchange with Gaza so far Wednesday and the fourth since yesterday, in a sign of rapidly escalating tensions.

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