Netanyahu orders Israeli army to carry out “powerful strikes” in Gaza, accuses Hamas of Hatas of violating the law

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Every ordered the army to immediately carry out “strong strikes” in Gaza, and Hamas responded that it would delay giving up the governing body, putting new pressure on the youth group.

Accompanying media reporters and Witnesses heard tank fire and saw explosions in different parts of Gaza, including Gaza City and Deir al-Balah.

The order from Netanyahu follows growing tensions, with Israel reporting Hamas firing on forces in southern Gaza and after Hamas returned a set of remains That Israel said it belonged to those who had poured out before the war.

“This constitutes a clear violation of [Gaza peace] agreement“With Hamas, Netanyahu’s office said, adding that the prime minister will meet with the heads of Israel’s establishment,” when discussing Israel’s actions. “

In a sign of the spillover, Israeli forces opened fire on the southern city of Rafah on Tuesday and returned fire, according to an Israeli military official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he has not made an official announcement.

Speaking about journalists anger Force Eldord Next to him to South Korea, President Trunga faced the controversy, saying “nothing will jeopardize” the ceasefire.

Mr Trump said Hamas was “a very small part of peace in the Middle East” and that “if they are not right, they will be cut off. Their lives will be cut off.”

“No one knows what happened to the Israeli soldiers, but they say it was sniper fire, too [the Israeli response] It’s retaliation for this, and I think they have a right to do that,” Mr. Trump said.

There are still 13 dead bodies in Gaza. Hamas said on Tuesday that they had returned the kidnapped body, but after Netanyahu announced plans to attack Gaza, Hamas said in a statement that it would be delayed.

An Associated Press photographer in Khan Younis saw what appeared to be a white body bag being carried in a tunnel by several men, including some stubborn soldiers, who were being carried away in an ambulance. It was not immediately clear what was in the bag.

The slow return of the bodies of the hostages is used in the next phases of the elimination, which will address Knottier’s problems, such as the norms of the international security forces in Gaza and in determining who will rule the territory.

Israel’s security forces accused Hamas on Tuesday of ‘trying to create a false impression in efforts to find the bodies, when in fact they are holding hostages far away and refusing to release them as required by the agreement. ”

The IDF said its drones recorded Hamas operatives “removing a body from a pre-prepared structure” on Monday, and debunking a “false demonstration of finding a body.”

Hamas said yes Fighting and finding dead bodies Amidst the massive destruction in Gaza, Israel has accused the warring party of deliberately delaying their return. Last weekend, Egypt sent a team of experts and heavy equipment to help search for the bodies of the remaining hostages. That work continued on Tuesday in Khan Younis and Nuseirat.

Israeli Repatriation and Peace Campaigner Gershon Bersonsin told CBS News earlier this month that “it is possible that there are Israeli bodies under the rubble” in Gaza, where Hamas runs estimates that at least 90% of Buildings were damaged or destroyed.

This is the second time since the elimination started on Oct. Israel said one of the Hamas bodies released in the first week of the ceasefire was of Palestinian origin.

During the previous fire in February 2025, Hamas said it had given the bodies of three hostages, Shiri Bibas and her two sons, but they checked that one of the bodies was returned and was identified as a Palestinian woman and was identified as a Palestinian woman and was asked as a Palestinian woman and was asked as a Palestinian woman and was identified as a Palestinian woman and was asked as a Palestinian woman and was asked as a Palestinian woman and was asked as a Palestinian woman and was asked as a Palestinian woman and was asked as a Palestinian woman was asked as a Palestinian woman was asked as a Palestinian woman was asked as a Palestinian woman was identified as a Palestinian woman was asked as a Palestinian woman was asked as a Palestinian woman was asked as a Palestinian woman was asked as a Palestinian woman was asked as a Palestinian woman was asked as a Palestinian woman was asked as a Palestinian woman. Shiri Bibas body was recovered a day later.

The bodies that were brought back overnight were identified as those of Ofiri Tzarfati, Netanyahu’s Office said.

Tzarfati was kidnapped at the Nova Music Festival on Oct. 7, 2023, the attack on Israel started the war. In total, the soldiers killed about 1,200 people that day, mostly civilians, and took 251 hostages.

Tzarfati was killed in exile and his body was discovered by Israeli forces in November 2023. In March 2024, his family found more burial remains.

Tzarfati’s family said in a statement that this is the third time “We are forced to open the grave of Ofir and ask for our son.”

When he exchanged the 15 dead taken back from Gaza since the beginning of the end, Israel returned to Gaza 195 Palestinians. The last 20 hostages were returned to Israel at the beginning of the cease-fire, and they released about 2,000 Israeli prisoners and detainees.

Earlier on Tuesday, Israeli authorities said they killed three Palestinian soldiers during an operation in the northern part of the West Bank, Israel’s action increased in the area of ​​Oct 7, 2023, Hamas Attack.

Israeli police said the three men were shot as they came out of a cave near Jenin, a city in the North West Bank known as a military stronghold. The Israeli military said in a statement that the forces “engaged in a horrific operation in Jenin,” but did not provide further details.

Two soldiers were shot dead in the first round of gunfire. The third, who was wounded, was killed shortly after, according to the Israeli military.

The previous statement said that the Israeli army did airstrikes soon after that to destroy the cave. The army confirmed the airstrike in the area but gave no details.

Hamas condemned the Jenin strike and later identified two of the three men as soldiers with Hamas’ Qassam Brigades. The third man was identified as “reed,” but no other details about him were given.

Israel says its operations are to crack down on the forces in the West Bank. But Palestinians and human rights groups say scores of unsealed settlements were also among the dead, while tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes.

More than 68,500 Palestinians have died in the two-year war in Gaza, according to Gaza’s health ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and refugees in its calculations. The service maintains detailed physical records that are seen as trusted by UN agencies and independent experts. Israel has opposed them without providing much of them.