Israel has carried out airstrikes on Gaza.

The attacks are said to be a response to Hamas shelling of Israeli troops in Rafah.

Now Benjamin Netanyahu gives the green light to the military to attack terrorist targets in the area.

Israel has attacked Rafah in southern Gaza from the air, according to Israeli media.

Hamas is said to have violated the ceasefire in an incident in Rafah, according to the site, and the airstrikes are described as a response to that.

According to a defense reporter at the Times of Israel, Israeli troops have been fired upon by Hamas.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz were reportedly briefed on the incident during a government meeting, according to Channel 12.

The IDF confirmed this afternoon that it had carried out strikes in Rafah and destroyed several tunnels and buildings where “Palestinian terrorists” were located. This was in response to an earlier attack on Israeli forces.

According to a military source, over 20 targets have been hit in Rafah since this morning.

Later in the afternoon, the IDF confirms that they have launched new attacks.

The call: Don't cross the yellow line

Benjamin Netanyahu's staff writes on X that the prime minister has ordered "strong action against terrorists in Gaza."

Itamar Ben-Gvir, Minister of National Security, has urged Netanyahu to order the Israeli military to resume fighting in Gaza with full force, writes the Jerusalem Post. In a post, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich writes:

"War!".

IDF spokesman Avichay Adraee has issued an urgent warning to Gaza residents not to cross the “yellow line,” which is the line to which Israeli soldiers have withdrawn in accordance with the first phase of the US peace plan.

Hamas' response: Not involved

The terrorist group denies in a statement that they have violated the ceasefire and their armed wing claims they are not involved in the clashes.

On Sunday afternoon, Hamas said it had found another body belonging to the Israeli hostage, which will be brought to Israel on Sunday evening"if ground conditions permit," writes Haaretz.

In the same statement, the group warns that a possible escalation could disrupt search efforts for hostages remaining in the Gaza Strip.

Bus shot at – nine people reportedly killed

Also on an earlier occasion, on Friday, Hamas members reportedly emerged from a tunnel in Rafah and opened fire. No one was injured in the attack.

Both sides have accused each other of violating the ceasefire. On Friday, nine people were killed when Israeli forces opened fire on a bus.

According to a spokesperson for the Gaza Civil Defense, the bus was carrying internally displaced people when it was fired upon east of Zeitun in Gaza City on Friday.

According to the Israeli military, the bus had violated the so-called yellow line.

Meanwhile, the return of remains of both Israelis and Palestinians continues. Israel has recently returned the bodies of 15 dead Palestinians, according to Hamas. On Saturday evening, Hamas returned the remains of two dead hostages.