Israeli Army Says Ceasefire in Gaza Resumed After Strikes

A boy sits amid the rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike in Nuseirat, in the Gaza Strip, on Oct. 29.
Photographer: Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty Images

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By Dan Williams, Eric Martin, and Jennifer A Dlouhy

October 29, 2025 at 8:13 AM UTC

Updated on

October 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM UTC

Gaza’s fragile ceasefire was back on track Wednesday, after Israel said it would halt a series of airstrikes that briefly raised doubts about whether the US-brokered deal would hold.

The flare-up in hostilities on Tuesday was one of the worst since Israel and Hamas signed a truce in mid-October. It served as a reminder of the risks hanging over a deal US President Donald Trump touted as the first step to stabilizing the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave and the wider Middle East.