"Israel has not relinquished its right to self-defense. It is clear that the ceasefire is based on commitments from both sides... They have the right if there is an immediate threat to Israel, and all mediators agree on that."
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that Washington does not view a strike that Israel said targeted a member of a Palestinian militant group in Gaza as a violation of a U.S.-backed ceasefire.
Israel said it struck a member of the Islamic Jihad group on Saturday, accusing the individual of planning to attack Israeli troops.
Islamic Jihad denied it was planning an attack. Speaking aboard President Donald Trump's plane during a trip to Asia, Rubio said: "We don’t view that as a violation of the ceasefire."