The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza appears at risk after a little over a week, after each side accused the other of breaches.

An agreement came into effect on October 9, after just over two years of full-scale war which has devastated the Palestinian territory on the Mediterranean coast.

It was the initial phase in the implementation of a 20-point plan written up by US President Donald Trump.

But just 10 days later, the uneasy peace appears fragile.

The Israeli army said this afternoon there had been ‘an anti-tank missile and gunfire’ directed at troops who were ‘operating to dismantle terrorist infrastructure’ in the Rafah area of Gaza.

In a tweet, the IDF added: ‘In response, the IDF has begun striking in the area to eliminate the threat and dismantle tunnel shafts and m

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