Separately, Israeli troops shot several people on Tuesday who they accused of violating the ceasefire agreement by crossing the ‘yellow line’ behind which Israeli troops are stationed. Local authorities said six were killed.
There is also tension over the return of the bodies of people that Hamas took hostage on Oct. 7, 2023 who subsequently died, with Israel accusing the militant group of being too slow to return the remainder. Four bodies out of the estimated 28 were handed over on Monday.
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to give Hamas an ultimatum on their return. “If you do not immediately return all the bodies of our fallen and continue to delay, we will immediately halt all aid supplies entering the Strip,” Ben-Gvir said on Telegram.
The truce agreement called for the immediate handover of all bodies but acknowledged the destruction of the enclave might make some difficult to locate.
CORRECTION: This article has been updated to correct the year in which the Oct. 7 attack took place.
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