"The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he had ordered immediate "forceful strikes" in Gaza following a meeting with his senior security ministers. They discussed what the response should be after accusing Hamas of attempting to stage the return of the partial remains of a hostage whose body the militant group was supposed to hand over under the terms of the ceasefire."
"The Israeli military released drone footage that it said showed Hamas operatives burying a bag with remains in the ground so that the International Committee of the Red Cross could find them. Netanyahu called the move a violation of the U.S.-negotiated ceasefire. Hamas said in a statement that Israel's allegations were "baseless and aimed at misleading public opinion." It said, "The occupation is seeking to fabricate false pretexts in preparation for taking new aggressive steps against our people, in blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement.""
Israel carried out renewed airstrikes in the Gaza Strip less than three weeks after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, with Gaza civil defense reporting at least nine people killed or injured in Gaza City and Khan Younis. The strikes followed Israeli accusations that Hamas attempted to stage the return of partial remains of a hostage that the group was to hand over under the truce. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered immediate "forceful strikes" after a security meeting. The Israeli military released drone footage purportedly showing operatives burying remains for ICRC discovery. Hamas denied the allegations, called them baseless, and said it would adhere to the ceasefire.
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