The Israeli regime has suffered the loss of five soldiers after a mortar fired from Gaza hit their position in the Eshkol Regional Council near the border with the Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces have shot a man dead and shelled the southern Gaza Strip, amid reports that a humanitarian ceasefire had been extended for four hours until midnight.
Hamas' armed wing has said that a group of its operatives have infiltrated the occupied territory for the second time in a day and killed five Israeli troopers.