The Israeli Prime Minister's Office issued a statement on the 28th saying that after the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) opened fire on Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the Israeli army to carry out a strong strike on the Gaza Strip that day.
The Gaza Strip Media Office stated earlier that day that since the Gaza ceasefire agreement came into effect, Israel has violated the agreement a total of about 125 times, resulting in at least 94 deaths and 344 injuries.
According to a statement issued by the Israeli military this month, the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement entered into force on the same day. However, the Israeli side, in response to Hamas' violation of the ceasefire agreement, launched airstrikes and shelling on the southern region of Rafah in the Gaza Strip on the 19th.