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.

A militant group allied with Hamas confirmed the deaths, which were part of an increase in fighting in the Palestinian territory during a surge of settler violence.

Apparent intensification of aerial campaign came as US envoy travels to Beirut for talks over militant group’s future

The October 2024 operation targeted Iranian ballistic missile production sites weakening Tehran’s capabilities and paving the way for Israel’s subsequent Operation ‘Rising Lion.’

The IDF reported identifying terrorist operatives at the training camp. The release stated that Hezbollah terrorists were trained to shoot and use a variety of weapons at the camp.