The incident highlights the tense and fragile nature of the Trump-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

In response to the attack, the Israeli Air Force and ground troops immediately carried out strikes in the area and later on a wave of airstrikes

The Israel Defense Forces are investigating reports Israeli troops who were occupying a key sewage treatment plant in Gaza set it ablaze amid a drawdown of their forces from much of the enclave's territory last week as a part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal.

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Israel's government spokesperson confirmed that the Israeli military struck targets in Rafah in response to what it said was "anti-tank missile and gunfire" fired towards its troops on Sunday.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) remembered the second anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Nahal Oz with a ceremony at the base this week.

IDF troops will continue to operate to eliminate any threat. Earlier on Sunday, 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.