New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- A fragile calm between Israel and Hamas was shaken on Sunday after deadly clashes in Rafah threatened to unravel the newly established ceasefire. As both sides traded blame over the escalation, the Trump administration moved quickly to prevent a total breakdown of the agreement - dispatching senior envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Israel to oversee the truce's next phase.

Israel accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire early Sunday by attacking Israeli troops with anti-tank missiles near Rafah, killing two soldiers and injuring three others.

In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that militants emerged from a tunnel and launched the strike against an IDF vehicle. "In response," the military n...