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Israel launches strikes across Gaza Strip after "several terrorists" opened fire on IDF soldiers in Khan Younis in the latest reported ceasefire violation.

Hamas has threatened an end to the fragile ceasefire after Israeli airstrikes against gunmen who allegedly fired on soldiers in Gaza. The terror group passed the message through US and Arab mediators that it is prepared to end the truce over what it considers Israeli violations of the agreement.

On November 25, Hamas transferred the body of Dror Or, an Israeli hostage whose body had been held in Gaza for more than two years. Israeli troops continued to clash with Hamas terrorist cells in the southern Gaza city of Rafah,

A senior Hamas delegation met Egypt's intelligence chief in Cairo on Sunday to discuss the ceasefire agreement and the situation in Gaza, the group said, as both Israel and the Palestinian militant group continue to trade accusations of truce violations.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel on Monday returned the remains of 15 Palestinians to Gaza in the latest step forward for a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, as a top White House envoy met with Israeli leaders to discuss the next stages of the fragile agreement.