Israel National News reports: “Reports from the Gaza Strip on Sunday state that Hamas terrorists launched anti-tank weapons at IDF forces in Rafah and that heavy exchanges of fire are commencing.

At the same time, there are reports of IAF airstrikes in both northern and southern Gaza.

The IDF has yet to issue an official statement on the incident.

The IDF confirmed that 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.

In response, the IDF stated that it had begun striking in the area to eliminate the threat and dismantle tunnel shafts and military structures used for terrorist activity.

‘These terrorist actions constitute a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement, and the IDF will respond firmly,’ the military stated…”