Less than three weeks after the Gaza ceasefire came into effect, Israel has launched fresh strikes on the territory after both sides accused one another of violating the fragile truce.

At least 30 people were killed on Tuesday as Israeli air strikes hit multiple areas across Gaza, according to the territory’s civil defence agency.

Israel’s military said the strikes were in response to what it described as a Hamas attack on its troops, accusing the Palestinian group of violating the truce.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered “powerful strikes” on Gaza following the incident, his office said. Defence Minister Israel Katz called the alleged Hamas attack “a crossing of a bright red line,” vowing a forceful response.

Hamas denied the accusations, saying its fighters had “no connecti

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