Israel has resumed airstrikes on Gaza at the direction of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, raising fears that the fragile cease-fire with Hamas could collapse.

Following a round of security consultations, Netanyahu “directed the military to immediately carry out forceful strikes in the Gaza Strip,” his office posted on X at around 6:20 p.m. local time (12:20 p.m. Eastern) on Wednesday.

The decision came after Israeli officials said the remains of an Israeli hostage returned Tuesday by Hamas were not those of a person listed in the current cease-fire agreement. According to Netanyahu’s office, the body returned was that of Ofir Tzarfati—whose remains had already been recovered in November 2023 by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), with additional remains retrieved in March 2024.

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