A military official said Hamas had carried out "multiple attacks against Israeli forces beyond the yellow line" - which they say is the area Israeli troops have withdrawn to in accordance with phase one of the US-brokered deal. Hamas said it was committed to the ceasefire and accused Israel of breaking it several times. The deal - part President Donald Trump's plan to end the Gaza war - came into force on 10October. The first phase of the agreement currently under way has seen the release of all living hostages as well as the return to Israel of 12 out of 28 of those deceased.

For its part, Israel has freed 250 Palestinian prisoners in its jails and 1,718 detainees from Gaza, as well as returning 15 bodies of Palestinians in return for every Israeli hostage's remains. The Israeli military launched a campaign in Gaza in response to the 7 October 2023 attack, in which Hamas-led gunmen killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel and took 251 others hostage. At least 68,000 people have been killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza since then, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, whose figures are seen by the UN as reliable. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has not issued a statement on the recent flare-up, but an official said Hamas's attacks included "an RPG [rocket-propelled grenade] shot at a military force, and a sniper fire against a military force". "Both of the incidents happened in an Israeli controlled area, east to the yellow line," said the official, without giving exact locations. (BBC)