Wednesday 29 / October / 2025
srael launched strikes on Gaza after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of violating a ceasefire and ordered the military to carry out "powerful" attacks.
A statement from Netanyahu's office did not specify the reason for the strikes, but an Israeli military official said Hamas breached the truce by attacking Israeli forces in a controlled area.
Netanyahu also accused Hamas of violating the agreement by returning the wrong remains during a hostage repatriation process. Israel said the remains were those of Ofir Tzarfati, whose body was recovered nearly two years ago, calling the handover a "clear violation" of the US-brokered deal.
Hamas said it recovered another hostage's body Tuesday but delayed the handover after Israel announced plans to strike Gaza.
Gaza authorities say dozens killed in Israeli strikes
Israeli jets launched strikes in Gaza on Tuesday after Israel accused Hamas of violating their cease-fire agreement.
According to local health authorities, the strikes killed at least 26 people. The ceasefire deal brokered earlier this month by US President Donald Trump now appears to be hanging by a thread.
Witnesses reported attacks by Israeli planes across the strip into early Wednesday.
The latest attacks followed a statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office saying he had ordered immediate "powerful attacks."
The US-backed ceasefire agreement went into effect on October 10, pausing two years of open war sparked by the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023.
Both sides have accused each other of violations of the agreement.
