Two Israeli soldiers and a reported 44 Palestinians dead as ceasefire threatens to collapse: Netanyahu orders 'wave of strikes' on Gaza and stops aid after Hamas attacks
Gaza's fragile ceasefire was hanging by a thread on Sunday after Israel bombed the territory again in response to Hamas killing two of its soldiers.
Israel also announced it was halting the transfer of humanitarian aid to Gaza until further notice, following Hamas's 'blatant violation of the agreement'.
The BBC said Gaza hospitals sources claimed 44 people were killed in the Israeli air strikes on Sunday. However, Israel said it would resume its enforcement of the ceasefire.
The bombings came after Hamas attacked Israeli soldiers situated behind the agreed yellow line of control 'at least three' times.
In one of these incidents, in Rafah, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said 'a cell of terror operatives emerged from a tunnel and fired RPGs at an excavator' that was clearing Hamas infrastructure.
The two troops killed in the attack, were Major Yaniv Kula, 26, and Staff Sergeant Itay Yavetz, 21. Another soldier was wounded.
The IDF has also accused the terror group of hunting down and 'publicly executing' Palestinian civilians it accused of being 'collaborators'.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered 'firm action' in response to the ceasefire violations.
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