Israel’s military has killed four suspected militants in southern Gaza’s Rafah area after they attacked Israeli soldiers from a tunnel. The military called the attack a “blatant violation” of the ceasefire. “A short while ago, four armed terrorists exited an underground tunnel shaft and fired towards soldiers in the Rafah area in the southern Gaza Strip … Following identification, the troops eliminated the terrorists,” the military said. No Israeli soldiers were harmed in the attack. Israeli troops are still working to find and remove any militants hiding in tunnels in the region. This incident happened even though a US-brokered ceasefire entered its second phase last month. The fragile truce between Israel and Hamas has seen breaches from both sides. Last Wednesday, Israeli air strikes killed 24 people in Gaza. The military said these attacks were in response to an Israeli officer being wounded by enemy gunfire. The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt partially reopened on February 2. It is the only entry point to Gaza not controlled by Israel. Since then, about 180 Palestinians have crossed out, mostly patients and their relatives, as Israel limits passage. The ceasefire’s second phase aims to demilitarize Gaza, including disarming Hamas, and gradually pull back Israeli forces. But Hamas has called disarmament a red line, though it may hand over weapons to a future Palestinian authority. Israel estimates Hamas still has 20,000 fighters and 60,000 Kalashnikov rifles in Gaza. Meanwhile, a Palestinian technocratic committee is set up to manage Gaza’s daily affairs, but how it will handle demilitarization remains unclear.