Israel strikes Hamas ‘terrorist targets’ in Gaza in latest ceasefire violation

The Israeli army said it “began striking Hamas terrorist targets throughout the Gaza Strip” on Wednesday following the latest reported ceasefire violation.

“Earlier today, several terrorists opened fire towards the area where IDF soldiers are operating in Khan Younis. This action constitutes a violation of the ceasefire agreement,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.

“In response, the IDF began striking Hamas terrorist targets throughout the Gaza Strip,” the statement added, noting that no Israeli soldiers were injured in the incident.

“IDF troops from the Southern Command remain deployed in the area and will continue to operate to eliminate any imminent threats,” the Israeli military said.

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Smoke rises over residential areas in eastern Gaza after Israeli forces carried out new strikes on November 18, 2025. (Hamza ZH Qraiqea/Anadolu via Getty Images)

THE ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into force on October 10.

The Israeli army also said Monday it had struck “terrorists operating at a Hamas training complex in the Ain al-Hilweh area in southern Lebanon“.

“The compound was used by Hamas terrorists for training and exercises to plan and carry out terrorist attacks against IDF troops and the State of Israel. Before the attack, several measures were taken to mitigate harm to civilians,” he added.

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

On the same day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on neighboring countries to join the Jewish state’s fight to expel Hamas from the region.

“Israel extends its hand of 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 seen in the town 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 United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) approval of President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza. The Council on Monday adopted the plan that would end the war and deploy an international stabilization force.

Rachel Wolf and Yael Rotem-Kuriel of Fox News contributed to this report.