It only took Hamas 90 minutes to violate the latest Gaza ceasefire

(Reuters) - The White House on Friday condemned a reported Hamas attack on Israeli soldiers in Gaza as a violation of the newly reached humanitarian ceasefire and called for the release of an abducted Israeli soldier.

Israel declared a ceasefire over on Friday hours after it began, saying Hamas militants attacked Israeli soldiers looking for tunnels in Gaza and abducted one of them.

"That would be a rather barbaric violation of the ceasefire agreement," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on CNN.

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office condemned Hamas in a statement released Friday, saying it is "solely to blame" for any further loss of life in the conflict.

"Canada is appalled that Hamas, only hours in to the ceasefire, has yet again blatantly violated this agreement by abducting an Israeli soldier," the PMO said its statement on the situation.