Israeli troops have been accused of opening fire and killing Palestinians less than 24 hours after the Gaza ceasefire took effect.
Authorities in the besieged Palestinian territory reported that at least seven people had been killed by Israeli gunfire in two separate incidents on Tuesday morning.
It comes the day after Hamas freed 20 living Israeli hostages, while Israel sent more than 30 buses of prisoners back to Gaza.
The Israel Defence Forces confirmed its soldiers shot dead “suspects” in the Shejaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City.
Palestinian Civil Defence told the BBC that seven people were killed by Israeli forces in two separate incidents - in eastern Gaza and to the east of Khan Younis.
The Israeli military says it fired after people crossed the yellow line, where its troops have withdrawn to under Donald Trump's ceasefire plan.
Under the first phase of the peace deal brokered by the United States, which secured the return of the remaining Israeli hostages captured by Hamas, Israel will remain in control of nearly 60 per cent of Gaza.
Military officials claimed the suspects’ movement "constitutes a violation of the agreement" ratified by Israel and Hamas.
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"The suspects did not comply and continued to approach the forces, and the forces carried out shooting to remove the threat," the IDF said in a statement.
"The IDF calls on the residents of Gaza to heed the IDF's instructions and not to approach the forces deployed in the area."
Israel also denied reports that other suspects or gunmen had managed to breach an army encampment in the quarter.
The killings raised concerns in Gaza about the the ceasefire holding - as Hamas was also accused of breaching the terms by failing to return the bodies of dead hostages.
Tensions rose as relatives of the families of dead hostages erupted in fury as Hamas released just four of 28 bodies on Monday.
The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will stay closed through Wednesday and the flow of aid into the Palestinian enclave will be reduced, three Israeli officials said on Tuesday in response to the failure to hand over the bodies.
Hamas previously indicated that recovering the bodies of some of the dead hostages may take longer, as not all burial sites amid the widespread rubble of Gaza are known.
US President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social platform this evening.
"ALL TWENTY HOSTAGES ARE BACK AND FEELING AS GOOD AS CAN BE EXPECTED," the post read.
"A big burden has been lifted, but the job IS NOT DONE. THE DEAD HAVE NOT BEEN RETURNED, AS PROMISED!" he added.
Four of the 28 bodies of hostages have been returned to Israel so far, with the son of one of the hostages whose body is still in Gaza, saying that those involved in the ceasefire “need to show Hamas that this is not acceptable”.
"Phase Two begins right NOW!!!" Trump added, referring to the next stage of negotiations.
Meanwhile, Israel has agreed to release 250 Palestinian detainees serving life sentences, along with another 1,700 people arrested after October 7, 2023.
Hamas has started deploying armed fighters across parts of southern Gaza in an apparent attempt to reassert authority.
There have also been fierce clashes involving Hamas’s Al-Qassam Brigades and rival militias, such as members of the Doghmush family, sparking fears of a civil war.
More than 1,200 people were killed in Israel and about 250 were taken captive during the October 7 massacre.
According to Palestinian health officials, more than 60,000 people have been killed since Israel’s military campaign against Hamas commenced two years ago.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, where the US President is currently hosting Argentina’s President Javier Milei, Trump warned if Hamas do not disarm “we will disarm them”.
"They're going to disarm, because they said they would disarm. And if they don't disarm we will disarm them," he said
He adds that US officials have spoken to Hamas and the group said it would give up its weapons.
"They know I'm not playing games," he added.
Asked what deadline will be set for the group, Trump says "a reasonable period of time".
