Prime Minister Netanyahu immediately ordered the strikes after a security assessment with defense officials. The IDF struck Hamas-used infrastructure in southern Gaza after members of the terror group fired at soldiers,

The video, filmed by an IDF drone that had been in the area, shows Hamas members placing Tzarfati's remains in a freshly dug hole before covering the remains with dirt. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum and the Tzarfati family slammed Hamas and its continued psychological warfare,

Strikes come after terror operatives fire at soldiers in Rafah, fake 'unearthing' hostage remains; Hamas denies involvement, nixes planned release of deceased captive Tuesday night

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday ordered the Israeli military to carry out “immediate, powerful” strikes in Gaza after Israel accused Hamas of violating the US-brokered ceasefire deal and staging the discovery of a deceased hostage.

"The footage clearly shows that the Hamas terrorist organization is attempting to create a false impression of efforts to locate the bodies”

Hamas's armed wing Al-Qassam Brigades said it would postpone the planned handover on Tuesday of the body of a missing hostage it had recovered, citing what it said were Israel's violations of the ceasefire in Gaza.

Hamas on Tuesday staged the discovery of remains belonging to an Israeli hostage, with video showing the terrorists reburying a corpse and then flagging it to the Red Cross — further justifying

Earlier in the day, Hamas militants fired anti-tank missiles at an Israeli military force that was conducting engineering work in the Rafah area, which remains under Israeli control.

CNN By Abeer Salman, Jeremy Diamond and Oren Liebermann, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least two people after it accused Hamas of violating the US-brokered ceasefire deal and staging the discovery of a deceased hostage.

Israel is preparing to receive the remains of a slain hostage on Tuesday evening. At this point in time, there is no indication on how many remains could be returned tonight, Maariv reported. Hamas told Arab mediators that it is working to excavate between seven and nine bodies of slain hostages from the Gaza Strip,