Israel says Gaza ceasefire renewed after 100 killed in series of strikes

The Israeli military said Wednesday it had reinstated the Gaza ceasefire after carrying out a series of strikes on "dozens of militant targets" since the previous day.

"Following a series of strikes, in which dozens of terror targets and terrorists were struck, the IDF has begun the renewed enforcement of the ceasefire in response to Hamas' violations," the military said.

"As part of the strikes, the IDF and ISA struck 30 terrorists holding command positions within the terrorist organizations operating in the Gaza Strip," it added.

Over 100 killed

Gaza's civil defence agency and hospitals said Wednesday that a series of Israeli strikes killed more than 100 people across the Palestinian territory.

"At least 101 fatalities were brought to hospitals, including 35 children and a number of women and elderly, as a result of Israeli air strikes in less than 12 hours," said Mahmoud Bassal, spokesman for the agency, which operates as a rescue force under Hamas authority.

The toll was confirmed by an AFP tally of reports from medical officials at five Gaza hospitals that received the dead and wounded.

Israeli army says soldier killed in Gaza

The Israeli army had said that one of its soldiers was killed in Gaza during a ceasefire agreement with Hamas.

Yona Efraim Feldbaum, 37, "fell during combat in the southern Gaza Strip" on Tuesday, the army said in a statement, after it carried out air strikes on the Palestinian territory accusing Hamas of violating the truce.

Trump says 'nothing's going to jeopardize' Gaza ceasefire

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said "nothing" would jeopardize ceasefire in Gaza, but added Israel "should hit back" if its soldiers were killed.

"They killed an Israeli soldier. So the Israelis hit back. And they should hit back," Trump told reporters on Air Force One.