Netanyahu orders immediate ‘powerful strikes’ on Gaza in latest test of ceasefire
Prime minister accuses Hamas of ‘clear violation’ of truce as far-right ministers clamour to resume war
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered the military to immediately carry out “powerful strikes” in Gaza on Tuesday, prompting Hamas to delay a planned handover of a hostage’s remains in the latest test of the increasingly shaky US-brokered ceasefire .
Netanyahu ordered the strikes after an emergency meeting to discuss what he called Hamas violations of the ceasefire, amid clamour for a return to the war by far-right figures in the Israeli government.