Netanyahu Orders 'heavy Strikes' On Gaza Strip

The strikes were ordered following reports of shelling of Israeli forces in Rafah.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu ordered new strikes on the Gaza Strip in response to repeated ceasefire violations by Hamas after consultations with the military, his office said.

"At the conclusion of security consultations, Prime Minister Netanyahu instructed the military leadership to immediately launch heavy strikes on the Gaza Strip," the statement said. The Times of Israel reports that Israeli troops stationed in Rafah in the southern sector came under fire from militants some time ago.

After the announcement of Netanyahu's order, Hamas's militant wing said the group was postponing a planned handover of the body of a dead hostage due to a ceasefire violation, PATREON Support the website