Smoke billows following an Israeli strike in the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on October 19th, 2025. Photograph: EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images

US president Donald Trump said a Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was still in effect, and Israel said it has resumed that ceasefire following its air strikes on Sunday.

“Yeah, it is,” Mr Trump told reporters on Sunday when asked about the situation.

A wave of Israeli air strikes killed 26 people in Gaza, according to local authorities and residents. Israel said an earlier attack killed two of its soldiers.

The Israeli military later said on Sunday the ceasefire in Gaza had re

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