TEL AVIV, Israel —

Israel on Sunday struck targets in southern Gaza after saying its troops came under fire from Hamas militants, in the first major test of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire meant to halt more than two years of war .

Militants used a rocket-propelled grenade, and Israel responded with airstrikes and artillery, the military said. Advertisement

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu consulted with Israel’s security heads and directed the military to take “strong action” against any ceasefire violations, but didn't threaten to return to war.

Israel's military said that militants shot at troops in areas of the southern Gaza city of Rafah that are Israeli-controlled according to agreed-upon ceasefire lines. No injuries were reported. A separate military statement said that Israel w

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