The Israeli army has once again attacked the Gaza Strip this Tuesday, after several days when the bombings were suspended, amid rumours of a possible truce. Following this new bombing, the Israeli army has declared that it has attacked Hamas' positions in response to a rocket launched by this group and to a tunnel entering tens of metres into Israeli territory, to which Israel has described as an "attempt at civil intimidation".

"In response to the launch of a rocket from Gaza to Israel, one of our planes has reached an underground infrastructure of HAMAS," said Israeli Army spokesman Hedi Zilberman. Two hours before the bombing, the Israeli army reported that a "terrorist tunnel" had been found from Gaza to access the areas controlled by the Zionist State in the south of the Gaza Strip in the Khan Younis area. Furthermore, Zilberman has stated that the tunnel has not crossed the underground barrier, nor has it endangered any people near the area.

He also stressed that the authorities are investigating which group has been behind the tunnel construction but, as usual, has accused Hamas of this action: "In the coming days we will continue to work towards the deactivation of the tunnel that blatantly breaks Israel's sovereignty."