Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least nine people after it accused Hamas of violating the US-brokered ceasefire deal and staging the discovery of a deceased hostage.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the military to carry out “immediate, powerful strikes in the Gaza Strip,” his office said in a short statement. The US was notified of the decision to carry out strikes in Gaza, a US official told CNN.

A military official said Hamas had attacked Israeli troops east of the so-called yellow line, which separates Israeli-occupied Gaza from the remainder of the territory. The troops, in the Rafah area of southern Gaza, had come under RPG and sniper fire, the official said.

Defense Minister Israel Katz said Hamas would pay a “heavy price” for the attack on Israel

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