Israel’s army said it “began attacking Hamas terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip” on Wednesday after the latest reported ceasefire violation.
“Earlier today, several terrorists opened fire in the area where IDF soldiers operate in Khan Younis. This action constitutes a violation of the ceasefire,” the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said.
“In response, the IDF began attacking Hamas terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip,” it added, noting that no Israeli troops were injured in the incident.
“IDF forces from the Southern Command remain deployed in the area and will continue to operate to eliminate any immediate threat,” the Israeli military said.
NETANYAHU CALLS ON NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES TO JOIN ISRAEL IN ‘EXPELLING HAMAS’ FROM THE REGION
Smoke rises over residential areas in eastern Gaza after Israeli forces launched new attacks on November 18, 2025. (Hamza ZH Qraiqea/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect on October 10.
The IDF also said on Monday that it had “hit terrorists operating at a Hamas training complex in the Ain al-Hilweh region of South Lebanon.”
“The compound was used by Hamas terrorists for training and exercises to plan and carry out terrorist attacks against IDF forces and the State of Israel. Prior to the attack, several steps were taken to limit damage to civilians,” it added.
THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS TRUMP’S PEACE PLAN IN GAZA
Personnel work at the US-led Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC), a command center where US and allied forces work with Israeli counterparts to monitor the ceasefire in Gaza, in the southern Israeli city of Kiryat Gat on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. (Ahikam Seri/AFP via Getty Images)
The same day, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on neighboring countries to join the Jewish state’s struggle to drive Hamas out of the region.
“Israel extends its hand in peace and prosperity to all our neighbors and calls on them to normalize relations with Israel and join us in expelling Hamas and its supporters from the region,” Netanyahu’s office wrote on X.
Damage is observed in the city of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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The statement follows the approval by the United Nations Security Council (UN Security Council) of President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza. The council adopted the plan on Monday, which would end the war and deploy an international stabilization force.
