Hamas issued a statement condemning the attack, saying it represented „a blatant violation“ of the fragile Gaza ceasefire agreement which came into effect in October.

“This crime reaffirms that the [Israeli] occupation is deliberately seeking to undermine and sabotage the ceasefire agreement through its escalating and continuous violations,” the group said in a post on Telegram.

It did not confirm whether a member of the group had been targeted in the attack.

US news site Axios reported that Israel had not warned the US in advance of the strike.