Israeli strikes kill 28 Palestinians amid fragile truce

Israeli airstrikes killed 28 Palestinians as both Israel and Hamas accused each other of violating a fragile ceasefire.

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00:00At least 28 Palestinians have been killed in a wave of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip,

00:06despite a fragile ceasefire that took effect in October.

00:10The Palestinian Health Ministry says a further 77 people were injured in the bombardment.

00:15Reports say a total of four strikes had taken place well beyond the agreed yellow line

00:20that separates Israeli and Palestinian-controlled areas.

00:24The Israeli military said its forces targeted Hamas positions across Gaza

00:29in response to the group opening fire on its troops in Khan Yunis in the south.

00:35Hamas condemned the strike as a dangerous escalation

00:38and said the US must uphold its commitments and press Israel to respect the ceasefire.

00:44According to Palestinian Health Authorities,

00:46Israeli forces have killed 205 people in Gaza since the ceasefire began,

00:51with nearly half of those deaths occurring in a single day

00:55after Israel retaliated for an attack on its soldier.

00:58Meanwhile, Israel has reported three soldier deaths during the truce.