Israel announced it has begun "reinforcing" the ceasefire in Gaza hours after conducting deadly strikes in the city of Rafah. The attacks mark the first airstrikes Israel have launched since a US-brokered truce came into force late last week.

Israel has announced that it has “renewed enforcement" of the ceasefire in Gaza after launching a series of air strikes in response to what it called “blatant violations" of the truce by Hamas.

The Gaza Government Media Office has reported nearly 50 Israeli ceasefire violations since last week, resulting in 38 Palestinian deaths and 143 injuries.

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will stay closed “until further notice,” Israel said Saturday, after the Palestinian embassy in Egypt said the territory’s sole gateway to the outside...