The attacks mark the latest flare-up since the US-backed ceasefire<\/strong> came into effect on October 10<\/strong>, ending two years of war that began with the Hamas-led assault on Israel on October 7, 2023<\/strong>. Both sides have since accused each other of multiple violations.<\/p>\n A senior Israeli military official claimed that Hamas broke the truce by attacking Israeli forces in a zone under Israeli control. \u201cThis is yet another blatant violation of the ceasefire,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n Despite the renewed violence, US Vice President JD Vance<\/strong> maintained that the truce \u201cis still holding,\u201d acknowledging minor \u201cskirmishes\u201d in an interview with Fox News.<\/p>\n Earlier Tuesday, Israeli media reported clashes between Hamas fighters and Israeli troops in Rafah<\/strong>, southern Gaza. Hamas denied any involvement in the alleged attack and reaffirmed its commitment to the ceasefire deal.<\/p>\n Netanyahu, however, doubled down on his accusations, alleging that Hamas had mishandled the return of hostages\u2019 remains<\/strong>. He claimed the group returned the body of Ofir Tzarfati<\/strong>, who had already been partially recovered by Israeli forces, calling it a violation of the agreement.<\/p>\n In response, Hamas accused Netanyahu of seeking a pretext to \u201cevade Israel\u2019s obligations\u201d under the ceasefire, which included the release of all living hostages in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners<\/strong> and a halt to Israel\u2019s military operations in Gaza.<\/p>\n As part of the agreement, Hamas also pledged to locate and return the remains of deceased hostages. That process has intensified in recent days, with Egyptian heavy machinery<\/strong> assisting in excavation efforts in Khan Younis<\/strong> and Nuseirat<\/strong>. Witnesses reported Hamas fighters supervising the digs, some of which reached tunnel shafts believed to conceal bodies.<\/p>\n Reuters<\/strong> images from Khan Younis showed men digging more than ten metres underground near the Qatari-funded Hamad Housing City<\/strong>.<\/p>\n [embedyt] https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YxzWXPs4H40[\/embedyt]<\/p>\n Gaza\u2019s health authorities report that over 68,000 people have been killed<\/strong> since Israel began its military campaign following the Hamas-led incursion that left 1,200 Israelis dead<\/strong> and 251 hostages<\/strong> taken into Gaza.<\/p>\n US President Donald Trump<\/strong> has said he is \u201cclosely monitoring\u201d the tense situation as hopes for maintaining the ceasefire grow increasingly uncertain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Israeli warplanes carried out air strikes in Gaza City on Tuesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-travel","category-world","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/77e04ee0-b4b3-11f0-ba75-093eca1ac29b.jpg\")
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