U.S. envoys met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday aiming to corral Israel and Hamas to get the Gaza ceasefire plan back on track after an explosion of violence over the weekend that threatened to derail the week-old truce.

A senior Egyptian official involved in ceasefire negotiations said “round-the-clock” contacts were underway to de-escalate the situation.

Hamas breaches the Gaza ceasefire, ambushing an IDF tank in Rafah and killing two Israeli soldiers, just days after President Trump signed the ceasefire deal. The attack undermines U.S. warnings and exposes the fragility of the agreement,

Israeli media have reported that the IDF has launched multiple attacks in the southern Gazan city of Rafah after reports of armed skirmishes between Hamas fighters and Israeli soldiers.View on euronew

IDF has launched a fresh wave of airstrikes targeting Hamas positions in southern Gaza, following an attack on Israeli troops earlier today. One strike reportedly hit a Hamas tunnel network once used to hold Israeli hostages.

Israel had threatened to keep Rafah shut and reduce aid supplies because Hamas was returning bodies too slowly.