Israel launches strikes on Gaza, reports say, after Netanyahu orders 'powerful' attacks

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https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c891ex72nj7t



Summary

Israel has launched strikes on Gaza, news agencies report, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to immediately carry out "powerful" attacks. At least three people have been killed, the Hamas-affiliated Gaza Civil Defence agency tells the BBC

Israel and Hamas are accusing each other of violating the ceasefire, with Israel's defence minister says Hamas attacked Israeli soldiers in Gaza - Hamas denies this. It comes as Israel says a coffin handed over by Hamas on Monday did not contain the remains of a deceased hostage.

Hamas says Israel is obstructing efforts to search for bodies in the Strip, and says it is postponing a planned handover of another dead hostage. All but one of the dead hostages still in Gaza were among the 251 people abducted during the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, when about 1,200 other people were killed

Israel responded by launching a military campaign in Gaza, during which more than 68,500 people have been killed, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry.

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