The Israeli military said on Sunday that a ceasefire in Gaza had resumed after an attack that killed two of its soldiers and prompted a wave of airstrikes that killed 26 people, in the most serious test yet of this month's U.

A US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza appears to have survived its first major test as Israel and Hamas affirmed their commitment to the deal after two Israeli soldiers were killed in the enclave on Sunday,

Israel has accused Hamas of already violating the ceasefire deal by withholding the bodies of the remaining deceased hostages thought to have died during or after the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023. Hamas has said the return of the remaining bodies "may take some time" due to the destruction.

An Israeli security official says the transfer of aid into the territory is halted “until further notice” after a Hamas ceasefire violation.

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner say they reached the Gaza ceasefire deal after Witkoff and Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya connected over shared pain. Both Witkoff and al-Hayya had lost sons.

Hamas and Israel accuse each other of violations, as hospital sources in Gaza say death toll reaches 44 and IDF says two soldiers killed.

The body of a twelfth hostage returned to Israel from Gaza on Saturday has been identified as Sonthaya Oakkharasri, as the ceasefire that brought a pause to two years of destruction in the Palestinian enclave comes under strain.