The Israeli military announced tonight that it had launched a “targeted strike” against Islamic Jihad in the central Gaza Stripdespite a US-brokered ceasefire. According to the Israeli armed forces, the target was a person who was also plotting against Israeli soldiers.

“A while ago, the Israeli army carried out a precision strike in the Nuseirat area of ​​the central Gaza Strip, targeting a terrorist of the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization who intended to carry out an imminent terrorist attack against Israeli army soldiers,” the statement said.

Islamic Jihad has not yet commented on this announcement.

A car was hit by the shelling, injuring four people, according to Al-Awda Hospital. “The hospital received four wounded after the occupying Israeli army targeted a civilian car in the area of ​​Club Al Ahli, in the Nuseirat camp,” it said.

Eyewitnesses told Reuters they saw a drone strike the car, which burst into flames.

Other witnesses also said that Israeli tanks shelled the eastern suburbs of Gaza City. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the strike.

The Israeli military says it will continue its operations in Gaza “to eliminate any immediate threat” against its soldiers.

A fragile truce has been put in place between him Israel and her Hamas in Gaza, although both sides accuse each other of violations.