Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, accused Hamas on Wednesday of violating the Gaza ceasefire agreement after an Israeli military officer was wounded by an explosive device in Rafah. The allegation followed the blast that injured the officer, adding to a short list of incidents testing the truce within days of its start.

Ceasefire agreements are often judged by numbers, days held, incidents recorded, casualties avoided. In this case, even one wounded soldier has been enough to prompt public accusations at the highest level. For  Netanyahu, the charge reinforces a narrative of persistent threat, while for Hamas the focus has been on unexploded ordnance and control of territory. The ceasefire’s durability will be measured not by statements but by whether such incidents remain isolated, counted on one hand rather than escalating into a renewed cycle of fire.