Israel has accused Hamas of ceasefire violations before launching previous waves of air strikes.

Israel says it has launched an air strike on a Hamas militant in southern Gaza in retaliation for an attack earlier in the day that wounded five Israeli soldiers.

The strike late on Wednesday was the latest test for a fragile ceasefire that has mostly held since early October, despite claims of violations by Israel and Hamas.

Hamas put out a statement condemning the strike in Khan Younis.

Earlier on Wednesday, Israel received the remains of what could be one of the last hostages in Gaza and said it would begin allowing Palestinians to leave the war-torn territory through a border crossing with Egypt.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas violated the ceasefire on Wednesday when, acc

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