Hamas has said the return of the remaining bodies "may take some time" due to the destruction wrought in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday instructed the country's military to "carry out powerful strikes in Gaza," a statement from his office said, in response to alleged ceasefire violations by Hamas.

Netanyahu called the return of body parts a “clear violation” of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement by Hamas.

Israel will respond after Hamas handed over human remains that did not belong to missing Israeli hostages, which Israel considers a violation of the Gaza ceasefire, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday.

The new rounds of violence were “likely the most serious challenge to the tenuous ceasefire deal in Gaza since it came into force,” The Associated Press said. The Israeli Defense Forces said the ceasefire was back in effect after its heavy airstrikes,

It is planned for Netanyahu to convene a meeting on Tuesday to discuss Israel's response to Hamas's violation of the ceasefire-hostage deal. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum has demanded an urgent meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to push for a plan to ensure the remains of the 13 hostages still held in Gaza are brought home for burial,

Remains transferred from Gaza overnight were identified as those of hostage Ofir Tzarfati, who was killed during Hamas’s October 7 attack, and whose remains were recovered by Israeli forces at the start of the war. Hamas is expected to return the remains of 13 hostages still held in Gaza as part of a ceasefire arrangement.

The Israeli prime minister's office says he'll convene generals to discuss "a clear violation" of the U.S.-brokered peace deal by Hamas, and Israel's response.

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.