Israeli press review: Gaza attack prompted by soldiers collapsing tunnel

Palestinian fighters who attacked Israeli troops in Gaza on Tuesday had been hiding in tunnels for months and do not seem to have had anything to do with the Hamas leadership, Israeli news site Walla reports.

An Israeli reservist was killed when the fighters fired at soldiers in southern Gaza’s Rafah.

In retaliation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered widespread attacks across the Gaza Strip, killing more than 100 Palestinians, including 46 children, in another massive Israeli violation of the ceasefire.

According to Walla, the Israeli military believes the fighters hid for a long time in a tunnel around the al-Janina neighbourhood east of Rafah, an area under Israeli control.

The attack was aimed at troops using heavy equipment.

According to military, the tunnel in which the Palestinian fighters were hiding began to collapse, prompting them to attack, which took the soldiers by surprise.

You can read our full Israeli press review below. 

Israeli press review: Gaza attack prompted by soldiers collapsing tunnel