"Israeli warplanes struck Gaza on Tuesday night, shortly after Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered the military to carry out powerful strikes in Gaza, in the most serious test of the increasingly shaky US-brokered ceasefire. Witnesses reported seeing Israeli planes launch strikes on Gaza City, as well as explosions across the strip shortly after Netanyahu's announcement. At least seven people were killed in separate strikes in Gaza City and Khan Younis, including two children, medical sources said."
"Speaking to reporters on Air Force One on Wednesday, US president Donald Trump said nothing would jeopardise the ceasefire, but added Israel should hit back if its soldiers were killed. They killed an Israeli soldier. So the Israelis hit back. And they should hit back, said Trump. The Israeli military confirmed a soldier's death on Wednesday. Netanyahu ordered the strikes after a firefight between Palestinian militants and Israeli troops,"
"Israeli media said Hamas militants had attacked Israeli troops in southern Gaza with an anti-tank missile and guns earlier on Tuesday. Hamas denied responsibility for the attack and said in a statement that it remained committed to the ceasefire deal. An Israeli military official told Reuters that the attack violated the ceasefire because it was carried out east of the agreed withdrawal line of Israeli forces."
Israeli warplanes struck Gaza nights after the prime minister ordered powerful strikes in response to a soldier's death, with witnesses reporting strikes across Gaza City and explosions across the strip. Medical sources reported at least seven people killed in separate strikes in Gaza City and Khan Younis, including two children. US president Donald Trump said nothing would jeopardise the ceasefire while adding that Israel should hit back if its soldiers were killed. The prime minister convened an emergency meeting amid accusations of ceasefire violations and pressure from far-right figures. Hamas delayed a planned handover of a hostage's remains. Israeli media reported an earlier attack on troops; Hamas denied responsibility and an Israeli official said the attack breached the withdrawal line.
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