Israel Orders Strikes on Gaza in Fresh Threat to Ceasefire

WATCH: The US-brokered peace is in jeopardy after Israel ordered “forceful strikes” against Hamas. Dan Williams explains.Source: Bloomberg

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By Galit Altstein and Sherif Tarek

October 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM UTC

Updated on

October 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM UTC

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered “forceful strikes” against Hamas in response to attacks on Israeli soldiers in Gaza, jeopardizing a US-brokered ceasefire that’s held for just over two weeks.

The order to strike in the Palestinian territory came after security consultations, the Israeli leader’s office said Tuesday in a post on X. Defense Minister Israel Katz later said Hamas will “pay a heavy price” for attacking Israeli troops and violating a promise to return the bodies of dead hostages.