Israeli forces have killed another Palestinian in Gaza, the latest in a series of ceasefire violations that have left at least 236 people dead.
The man was killed in a drone strike near a vegetable market in the Shujayea area of Gaza City on Sunday. Israeli forces claimed he crossed the “yellow line” marking the ceasefire boundary, according to media reports.
The Israeli military said it struck a militant who was posing a threat to its forces.
Hamas, meanwhile, released what it described as a list of violations of the ceasefire by Israel. Ismail Al-Thawabta, director of the Gaza government’s media office, denied that Hamas fighters had violated the truce by attacking Israeli soldiers.
Israel has claimed three of its soldiers have been killed.
A total of 236 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes since the ceasefire came into effect on 10 October.
Authorities in Gaza City have recovered at least 502 dead bodies of Palestinians from massive rubble sites so far, as desperate family members continue to search for their missing loved ones.
Gaza’s health and civil defence authorities estimate that around 10,000 people remain buried under the rubble, though some experts believe the true number could be as high as 14,000.
Israeli authorities on Sunday received the remains of three hostages from Hamas. Israel’s military said official identification of these remains would be provided to families first.
Palestinian militants had released the remains of 17 hostages before the weekend handover.
US president Donald Trump indicated on Sunday that the remains of Omer Neutra, an American-Israeli citizen, were among those returned by Hamas.
The president said he had spoken with the family of Neutra, who served as a tank platoon commander in the Israeli military.
“They were thrilled, in one sense, but in another sense, obviously, it’s not too great,” Mr Trump said of Neutra’s parents.
Israeli officials have said they believed Neutra, a Long Island, New York, native, was killed in the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack on southern Israel that sparked the war.
Israel has been releasing the remains of 15 Palestinian captives for the remains of an Israeli hostage.
Health officials in Gaza have struggled to identify bodies without access to DNA kits. Only 75 of the 225 Palestinian bodies returned since the ceasefire started have been identified, according to the health ministry, which has posted photos of remains in the hope that families will recognise them.
