Gaza's civil defence agency said Israel carried out air strikes Tuesday despite an ongoing ceasefire, after the Israeli military accused Hamas of attacking its troops and violating the US-brokered truce.

At least 30 people were killed in strikes targeting several parts of Gaza, said a spokesman for the agency, which operates as a rescue force under Hamas.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered "powerful strikes" on Gaza , his office said, as Defence Minister Israel Katz accused Hamas of attacking Israeli troops in Gaza.

"Hamas's attack today on IDF (Israel Defense Forces) soldiers in Gaza is a crossing of a bright red line, to which the IDF will respond with great force," Katz said in a statement.

While Katz did not say where the troops were attacked, Hamas said its fighters had "

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