Israel accuses Hamas of violating the ceasefire as the group's civil defence agency says nine people have been killed in the strikes.

JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he had ordered the military to "carry out powerful attacks" in Gaza after accusing the militant group Hamas of violating a ceasefire agreement in the Palestinian territory.

Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 104 people, including dozens of children, the enclave’s health authorities said on Wednesday, marking the deadliest day since the beginning of the ceasefire championed by US President Donald Trump.

Since an Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal came into effect, the U.S. effort to sustain it appears to have constrained Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

At least 104 people including 24 children were reportedly killed after Israel renewed strikes on Gaza last night - Donald Trump says he does not believe it will jeapodise the ceasefire

Israel “has more work” to do in Gaza, says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking at a cadets’ graduation ceremony at the Bahad 1 officers’ school in southern Israel.

The order from Netanyahu follows heightened tensions after Hamas returned a set of remains that Israel said belonged to a hostage recovered earlier in the war.

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.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the country's military to launch "powerful" airstrikes on Gaza on Tuesday, imperiling the ceasefire.

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