Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has ordered the army to immediately carry out “powerful strikes” in Gaza, and Hamas responded by saying it would delay handing over the body of a hostage, putting new pressure on the tenuous ceasefire brokered by President Trump.

Israel had reported Hamas firing on its forces in southern Gaza, and that Hamas returned a set of remains that Israel said belonged to a hostage recovered earlier in the war.

Netanyahu called the return a “clear violation” of the ceasefire agreement, which requires Hamas to return all Israeli hostage remains as soon as possible. New Feature

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An Israeli military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because there hasn’t yet been an official announcement,

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