Israel suspends aid into Gaza and launches wave of strikes after accusing Hamas of breaching ceasefire - Hamas allegedly carried out attacks with an RPG and sniper fire against Israeli troops

Israel launched deadly strikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, saying they were in response to attacks by Hamas militants, as the nine-day-old ceasefire in the Palestinian territory came under heavy strain.

A statement from Izzat Al-Rishq, a member of Hamas's political bureau, reaffirmed the group's commitment to the ceasefire and said Israel "continues to breach the agreement and fabricate flimsy pretexts to justify its crimes".

US State Department claims Palestinian group planning attack against Gaza civilians 'in grave violation of ceasefire'.

The "wave of strikes" by the Israel Defense Forces comes after Israel and Hamas accused each other of violating their ceasefire in Gaza.

Hours after announcing an attack on soldiers in southern Gaza that led to intense airstrikes in the Strip, the IDF says that two soldiers were killed and three were wounded in the attack by Palestinian terror operatives in Rafah this morning. The slain soldiers are named as Maj. Yaniv Kula, 26, and Staff Sgt. Itay Yavetz, 21.

Israel's military said it hit multiple targets using aircraft and artillery in southern Gaza on Sunday, after it accused Hamas of shooting at Israeli soldiers, in a major test of an Israel-Hamas ceasefire that was brokered by the U.S. earlier this month.