An Israel Defense Forces soldier was severely wounded, with three others sustaining lighter injuries, on Wednesday after encountering terrorists leaving a tunnel in the Gaza Strip, the military said.

In the eastern Rafah area in southern Gaza, troops encountered “several terrorists who emerged from an underground terrorist infrastructure,” the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said in a statement.

According to Channel 12 news, terrorists detonated an explosive device on the troops’ armored vehicle, who responded by killing two terrorists. At least one terrorist escaped through the tunnel, per the Israeli TV station report.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu implied that the incident constituted a violation of the terms of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

“I wish a speedy

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