Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday instructed the Israeli military to "carry out powerful strikes in Gaza," a statement from his office said.

Israel launched retaliatory strikes inside Gaza after accusing Hamas of violating President Trump’s ceasefire deal. Israel said that Hamas fired on its troops earlier in the day. NBC News’ Matt Bradley reports.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered strikes in Gaza after Hamas reportedly violated the ceasefire by firing at IDF soldiers in Rafah.

The Israeli army launched a barrage of attacks in Gaza on Tuesday as tensions with Hamas grew two weeks into a fragile ceasefire, and the militant group responded by saying it would delay handing over the body of a hostage.

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.

Hamas denies it was behind an attack on Israeli forces inside an area of Gaza under their control and condemns the strikes.

Hamas is in “clear violation” of the Gaza ceasefire agreement after returning remains to Israel that did not belong to any of the 13 hostages still unaccounted for in the enclave, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Tuesday.

Thirteen families whose loved ones were taken hostage during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack are still waiting for Hamas to return their remains from Gaza.

At least two people were killed and four others were injured on Tuesday after an Israeli strike on the Sabra neighborhood south of Gaza City, Gaza's Civil Defence said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he has ordered the military to launch “powerful strikes” in Gaza, a move that threatens to unravel a fragile U.S.-brokered cease-fire. Netanyahu’s announcement came after Israel accused Hamas of opening fire on its troops in southern Gaza and amid growing tensions over the return of hostage remains.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the Israeli military to immediately carry out "powerful strikes" in the Gaza strip, hours after Israeli officials said the remains of a hostage returned by Hamas were body parts of another hostage Israel recovered in Gaza nearly two years ago.

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.