Israel strikes Gaza after accusing Hamas of violating US-brokered ceasefire

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : U.S. Vice President JD Vance, part of a parade of Trump administration officials who visited Israel last week, said that despite the latest flare-up, "the ceasefire is holding.
50% : Israel says the militant group can access the remains of most of the hostages.
43% : Hamas said Netanyahu was looking for excuses to back away from Israel's obligations.
37% : The White House did not immediately respond to a question on whether Israel notified the U.S. before carrying out the Gaza strikes.
36% : Hamas initially said in response to this that it would hand over to Israel on Tuesday the body of a missing hostage found in a tunnel in Gaza.
34% : Tuesday's strikes on Gaza City followed what Israel called a "targeted strike" on Saturday on a person in central Gaza who it said was planning to attack Israeli troops.
34% : Under the ceasefire terms, Hamas released all living hostages in return for nearly 2,000 Palestinian convicts and wartime detainees, while Israel pulled back its troops and halted its offensive.
33% : The U.S.-backed ceasefire agreement went into effect on October 10, halting two years of war triggered by deadly Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023.
33% : Netanyahu said earlier on Tuesday that Hamas had violated the ceasefire by turning over some wrong remains in a process of returning the bodies of hostages to Israel.
33% : However, Hamas' armed wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, said later it would postpone the planned handover, citing what it said were Israel's violations of the ceasefire.
31% : Israel launched the war after Hamas-led fighters stormed through southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and bringing 251 hostages back to Gaza.
19% : Israeli planes launched strikes in Gaza on Tuesday after Israel accused the militant group Hamas of violating a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory, the latest test of a fragile deal brokered earlier this month by U.S. President Donald Trump.

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