IDF Launches New Wave of Airstrikes in Gaza, Pummeling Hamas After Attack on Israeli Troops [VIDEOS]

The IDF launched a new wave of airstrikes against Hamas targets in southern Gaza on Sunday night, hours after Palestinian gunmen attacked Israeli troops in Rafah in a “blatant violation” of the ceasefire.

According to a military source, one of the targets hit was a tunnel system in the Khan Younis area that had previously been used by Hamas to hold Israeli hostages. Footage released by Palestinian media showed explosions and smoke rising from the city as strikes continued into the night.

The escalation follows a morning attack in which Hamas operatives opened fire on IDF troops in the Rafah sector of southern Gaza. Defense officials vowed retaliation after the incident, which came amid growing concerns that renewed violence could unravel the fragile truce in place since earlier this year.

Separately, the IDF said its forces killed several armed terrorists who approached Israeli soldiers in northern Gaza. The gunmen had crossed the Yellow Line — the boundary to which Israeli troops had withdrawn under the terms of the ceasefire — and “posed an imminent threat to the forces,” the military said. A drone strike was carried out “in accordance with the agreement to remove the threat,” according to an IDF statement, which also included video footage of the strike.

Meanwhile, Washington is working to prevent the flare-up from collapsing the ceasefire, Axios reported. U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have spoken with Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, urging Israel to “respond proportionately but show restraint,” according to the outlet.

(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

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