Israel’s military announced on Wednesday that it had initiated strikes on Hamas targets throughout the Gaza Strip, following a recent breach of the ceasefire agreement.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported, “Earlier today, several terrorists launched an attack on IDF soldiers operating in Khan Younis. This incident is considered a violation of the ceasefire terms.”

Consequently, the IDF stated that it commenced targeting Hamas positions across the Gaza Strip, emphasizing that no Israeli soldiers were harmed during the attack.

According to Israel’s military, “IDF troops stationed within the Southern Command remain on the ground and will persist in their efforts to neutralize any immediate threats.”

Images captured show smoke rising over residential districts in eastern Gaza, following the recent Israeli airstrikes carried out on November 18, 2025. (Photo by Hamza Z. H. Qraiqea/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect on Oct. 10. 

The IDF also said Monday that it struck “terrorists operating in a Hamas training compound in the Ain al-Hilweh area in southern Lebanon.” 

“The compound was used by Hamas terrorists for training and exercises in order to plan and carry out terrorist attacks against IDF troops and the State of Israel. Prior to the strike, several steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians,” it added.

Personnel work at the U.S.-led Civil-Military Coordination Centre (CMCC), a command center where the U.S. and allied forces coordinate with Israeli counterparts to monitor the truce in Gaza, in the southern Israeli town of Kiryat Gat on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (Ahikam Seri/AFP via Getty Images)

The same day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on neighboring nations to join in the Jewish state’s fight to expel Hamas out of the region. 

“Israel extends its hand in peace and prosperity to all of 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 seen in the city of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The statement follows the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) endorsement of President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza. The council adopted the plan, which would end the war and deploy an international stabilization force, on Monday.