Under the terms of the deal, Hamas freed the 20 living hostages it seized in its October 7 2023 attack on Israel, which triggered the war. But the ceasefire has been repeatedly tested by delays in returning the remains of dead hostages.

An official from the Israel Defense Forces told NBC News that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for strikes in retaliation for a Hamas attack in Rafah.

The US Secretary of State stated that the strike was not a violation of the Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal and drew attention to the 13 deceased hostages whose remains are still being held in Gaza.

The Israeli military said a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist was planning an immediate attack on soldiers amid the US-brokered ceasefire. The IDF killed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist in the Nuseirat area in central Gaza,