JERUSALEM (VINnews) — IDF forces located a large cache of weapons, including several rockets and about 110 mortar shells east of the “Yellow Line” in the southern Gaza Strip, in an area under Israeli control, the IDF Spokesperson announced on Tuesday. The weapons were hidden inside UNRWA humanitarian aid sacks and inside blankets, and were discovered during an operation by the 7th Brigade under the Gaza Division to clear the area of tunnels and various weapons.

The discovery was made possible following the interrogation of suspects who had arrived in the Yellow Line area.

Last Saturday, the IDF struck several Hamas targets inside the Gaza Strip in response to ceasefire violations by the terror organization. An IDF statement said: “The IDF and Shin Bet struck commanders and terrorist infrastructure of the Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror organizations in the Gaza Strip.”

According to the statement, “During the night and up to now, four commanders and additional terrorists from the terror organizations were attacked. In addition, the IDF struck a weapons storage facility, a weapons production site, and two Hamas terror organization launch infrastructures in the central Gaza Strip.”

It was also stated: “The terror organizations in the Strip systematically violate international law, while cynically exploiting civilian institutions and operating among the local population. The IDF and Shin Bet view any violation of the agreement with great severity and will continue to act against any attempt by terror organizations in the Gaza Strip to carry out terror attacks against IDF forces and civilians of the State of Israel.” According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, 29 Gazans were killed in Israeli strikes over the weekend.

Despite Hamas’s violations of the agreement, at the beginning of the week the Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt reopened in both directions, after being closed for most of the war. This is part of the implementation of Phase II of the agreement. Under the agreed framework, about 150 people per day are expected to leave Gaza for Egypt, and 50 will make the journey in the opposite direction.