The "wave of strikes" by the Israel Defense Forces comes after Israel and Hamas accused each other of violating their ceasefire in Gaza.

The incident highlights the tense and fragile nature of the Trump-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

The Israeli military said on Sunday that a ceasefire in Gaza had resumed after an attack that killed two of its soldiers and prompted a wave of airstrikes that killed 26 people, in the most serious test yet of this month's U.

The strikes came after two IDF soldiers were killed in an reported incident with Hamas terrorists in the southern city of Rafah. The IDF began “a series of strikes” against Hamas targets in southern Gaza in response to the terror group violating the ceasefire agreement on Sunday,

The Israel Defense Forces are investigating reports Israeli troops who were occupying a key sewage treatment plant in Gaza set it ablaze amid a drawdown of their forces from much of the enclave's territory last week as a part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal.

One body Hamas returned to Israel as part of the ceasefire deal "does not match any of the hostages," the Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday.

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