Israel Continues Ceasefire And Assistance After Air Attack Kills 26 Gazans

JAKARTA - The Israeli military said the ceasefire in Gaza resumed after an attack killed two of its troops and triggered a wave of airstrikes that Palestinians said killed 26 people, in the most serious test of this month's ceasefire.

US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire he was brokering was still in effect. Hamas leadership, he said, may not have been involved in the breach.

"We think maybe leadership is not involved in that," he told reporters aboard Air Force One.

"However this will be handled firmly but precisely."

Trump said he did not know if the Israeli attack was justified. "I have to call you back on that," he said.

Assistance to Gaza is scheduled to resume on Monday following US pressure, an Israeli security source said shortly after Israel announced a supply shutdown in response to what it called a "discriminate" violation by Hamas of the ceasefire.

The Israeli military said it was attacking Hamas targets across the region, including field commanders, gunmen, tunnels, and weapons depots.

This response was made by Israel after militants launched anti-tank missiles and opened fire on their troops, killing soldiers.

The attack killed 26 people, including at least one woman and one child, according to local residents and health authorities.

At least one attack hit a former school that houses refugees in the Nuseirat region, residents said.

"We have to see what happens. We want to make sure that everything will go very peacefully with Hamas," Trump said.

Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, are expected to travel to Israel on Monday, according to an Israeli official and a US official.

Hamas' armed wing said it remained committed to a ceasefire agreement, was unaware of clashes in Rafah, and had not been in contact with groups there since March.

US Vice President, JD Vance, did not mention Israeli attacks when speaking to reporters, but said there were about 40 different Hamas cells and no security infrastructure available to confirm their weapons cuts.

"Some of those cells may respect the ceasefire. Many of those cells, as we can see some of their evidence today, won't do it," he said.

"Before we can really ensure that Hamas is properly stripped, it will require some Gulf Arab countries, to deploy troops there, to actually implement law, order and security in the field," he continued.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered the military to respond firmly to what he called a violation of the ceasefire by Hamas.