It is likely to be the most serious challenge to the tenuous ceasefire in Gaza since it came into force earlier this month.

The Israeli military said on Wednesday that the ceasefire was back in effect after it completed a number of strikes in which “terror targets and terrorists” were hit inside Gaza.

Officials said in a statement that troops struck “30 terrorists holding command positions within terrorist organisations” operating inside the Palestinian territory.

The military said Israeli forces will continue to uphold the ceasefire agreement but would respond “firmly” to any violation.

The deadliest ceasefire breach to date came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to conduct “powerful strikes” on Gaza, accusing Hamas of violating the fragile ceasefire

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