Palestinian children walk next to the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City on Tuesday. Photograph: Mohammed Saber/EPA
The Gaza ceasefire was hanging in the balance on Tuesday night as Israel struck targets across the enclave in response to what it termed two significant Hamas violations in the most significant escalation of the US-brokered truce to date.
Israeli air strikes and artillery fire were reported across Gaza, killing least nine people, including five militants in a car that was hit in Khan Younis.
US vice-president JD Vance told reporters that the Gaza ceasefire will hold, despite Tuesd
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