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Despite both Hamas and Israel accusing each other of breaking the ceasefire deal, Hamas has returned two more bodies over the weekend.

Here’s what we know about the hostages who were released:

Ronen Engel, 54, was a father and photographer. He was killed during the 7 October attack and his body was taken to Gaza. Engel’s wife, Karina Engel-Bart, and their teenage daughters were also taken hostage but were released in November 2023 during a truce between Israel and Hamas.

Sonthaya Akrasri, 30, was a Thai agricultural worker with a seven-year-old daughter. He had planned to return to Thailand to open his own farm. He was killed in the 7 October attack and his body was taken to Gaza.

There are now 16 bodies still to be returned by Hamas.

• You can read our timeline about returning hostages here

The Israeli military says its troops opened fire on people who crossed the yellow line earlier today.

In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says "several" individuals crossed the yellow line - where the Israeli military agreed to withdraw to - "posing an immediate threat" to soldiers operating in the Shujaiya area in northern Gaza.

The IDF says its troops "fired towards" the people who crossed the line, but doesn't confirm whether there were any casualties.

As a reminder, the Israeli military still occupies just over 50% of Gaza as part of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement. It has warned Palestinians not to cross beyond the line that marks its area of control.

As we mentioned earlier, the Rafah crossing - which sits on the border of southern Gaza and Egypt - will stay closed to the movement of people until further notice.

Meanwhile, lines of lorries carrying pallets of aid are queuing at the crossing this morning.

Aid is instead entering through the Kerem Shalom crossing, a few miles east of Rafah, according to Israeli officials.

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Palestinian journalist Ghada al Kurd, who returned to Gaza City after the ceasefire agreement, has told the BBC's Today programme she's "shocked" there were air strikes in the enclave on Sunday.

She says she knows the truce is fragile and "anything can happen", adding that people in Gaza don't completely "believe" in the ceasefire.

Al Kurd also notes that Hamas has been trying to "reclaim" control of Gaza so people can feel safe.

Most people just want to return to their "normal life", she says.

Hamas has rejected US allegations that it's violating the ceasefire agreement.

This comes after a US State Department statement on Saturday said there were "credible reports indicating an imminent ceasefire violation by Hamas against the people of Gaza".

Online footage investigated by BBC Verify shows Hamas fighters publicly executing people in Gaza.

In a statement published today, Hamas says police forces in Gaza are "fulfilling their national duty". The group also accuses Israel of arming and financing "criminal gangs" in the area.

In a separate statement published in the morning, Hamas accused Israel of violating the terms of the ceasefire. It says the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) went over the agreed withdrawal line and prevented people from returning to their homes.

On Sunday, Israel has launched air strikes on Gaza after accusing Hamas of breaking the ceasefire, as two soldiers were killed.

Later in the day, the IDF said it "had begun renewed enforcement of the ceasefire", adding it would uphold the agreement and "respond firmly to any violation of it".

Friday 10 October

The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel came into effect, with Israeli forces starting to pull back.

Monday 13 October

Hamas handed over 20 living hostages to Israel, but only the remains of four deceased hostages out of the 28 agreed were returned.

In return, Israel released 250 Palestinian prisoners and about 1,700 detainees.

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Tuesday 14 October

Four more bodies were released by Hamas. The bodies of about 45 Palestinians killed during the war were returned to Gaza.

Wednesday 15 October

Israel identified the four bodies released by Hamas the previous night, saying one "does not match any of the hostages". The remains of two more hostages were released.

That left 19 still unaccounted for, and Hamas said "significant efforts and specialised equipment" are required to find the rest.

The bodies of another 45 Palestinians were returned.

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Friday 17 October

The body of another Israeli hostage was returned.

Saturday 18 October

Two more bodies have been returned and later confirmed by Israel.

Sunday 19 October

Israel carried out air strikes hitting dozens of Hamas targets across Gaza, with hospital sources saying 44 people were killed. Its military said the strikes were in retaliation for the killing of two Israeli soldiers near Rafah.

Both sides accused each other for breaking the ceasefire deal.

Later in the day, Israel said they had "begun to reinforce the ceasefire" again.

Ceasefire's biggest test yet since it came into forcepublished at 07:38 BST 20 October

07:38 BST 20 October

Yolande Knell
Middle East correspondent, in Jerusalem

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Just over a week after the ceasefire came into effect, this was its biggest test so far.

Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, President Donald Trump suggested Hamas leaders were not responsible for the breaches and blamed “some rebels within”.

“It is going to be handled toughly, but properly,” he added.

Israel’s military launched dozens of strikes after it said its troops operating in Rafah in southern Gaza were attacked by Hamas fighters using an anti-tank missile and gunfire.

But within hours it said it had resumed enforcement of the ceasefire.

Israeli media said that a decision to close aid crossings in Gaza was overturned following US pressure.

Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had already been expected in Israel and are due to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later.

The Hamas chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya is meeting Egyptian mediators in Cairo to discuss next steps in the ceasefire deal.

Steve Witkoff has suggested how much he thinks it will cost to rebuild and reconstruct the Gaza Strip.

“The estimates are in the $50bn (£37.2bn) range," the US special envoy who played a pivotal role in the ceasefire agreement negotiation told the BBC's US partner CBS News. "It might be a little bit less; it might be a little bit more.”

“I happen to think that that’s not a lot of money in that region.”

Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are expected to travel to Israel today.

• Our BBC Verify colleagues have been analysing just how big the task of rebuilding Gaza is

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US President Donald Trump has said that despite the clashes in Rafah over the weekend, the ceasefire is still in place.

"Yeah it is," he told reporters who asked him if the agreement would hold while aboard Air Force One on Sunday.

He said that Hamas leadership was not involved in any alleged breaches and instead blamed "some rebels within".

"But either way, it's going to be handled properly. It's going to be handled toughly, but properly," Trump added.

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Donald Trump's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner, who played a key role in negotiating the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, says the Palestinian group is acting in good faith as it searches for the remains of 16 Israeli hostages yet to be handed over.

In the past week, Israel has accused Hamas of deliberately delaying the return of the bodies. Hamas has rejected this, saying it cannot immediately locate them in the rubble and needs heavy machinery to retrieve them.

Pressed by BBC's US partner CBS News on whether he believes Hamas is "acting in good faith - seriously looking for the bodies", Kushner said: "As far as we’ve seen from what’s being conveyed to us from the mediators, they are so far.

"That could break down at any minute, but right now - we have seen them looking to honour their agreement."

Separately, US Vice-President JD Vance also downplayed the renewed violence in the Gaza Strip over the weekend.

"We think that it has the best chance for a sustainable peace," he said. "But even if it does that, it's going to have hills and valleys, and we're going to have to monitor the situation."

The Rafah Crossing in southern Gaza will stay closed for the movement of people until further notice, according to an Israeli security official.

This follows an earlier announcement from the Palestinian embassy in Egypt that the crossing - the main gateway for Gazans to leave and enter the enclave - would reopen today.

The security official also says aid is entering the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom Crossing and other crossings after inspection.

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Good morning as we resume our live coverage of the latest in Gaza.

US President Donald Trump says the ceasefire is still in place, just hours after deadly fighting broke out in the enclave on Sunday.

Israeli strikes began in southern Gaza after the military said "terrorists fired an anti-tank missile and gunfire" towards its troops in Rafah, killing two soldiers. Hamas said it was "unaware" of any clashes in the area under Israeli control.

By evening, Israel said it had hit dozens of Hamas targets across Gaza, with hospital sources saying 44 people were killed.

Hamas said it is committed to the ceasefire, but accuses Israel of violations and warns strikes could "push the situation toward a total collapse".

At about 21:30 local time (19:30 BST) last night, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had "begun renewed enforcement of the ceasefire", adding that it would "respond firmly to any violation of it".

Stay with us as we bring you live updates.

Frank Gardner
Security correspondent, reporting from Jerusalem

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Gaza has just suffered the worst day of violence since US President Donald Trump gathered world leaders in Egypt last week beneath a banner proclaiming ‘Peace in the Middle East’.

Dozens of Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed as both sides, Israel and Hamas, blamed the other for violating the ceasefire.

Israeli war planes have once more been in action, sending up plumes of smoke as they targeted Hamas in retaliation, Israel says, for firing on an Israeli military position.

Hamas, which has yet to give up its weapons, is accusing Israel of arming a criminal gang of looters that it says is operating with impunity in the Israeli-controlled half of the Gaza Strip.

American pressure is now needed to keep this ceasefire deal on track and to that end Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s envoy, and his son-in-law Jared Kushner are due in Israel shortly.

Under heavy American and international pressure, Israel will allow aid to resume into the territory but the Rafah crossing with Egypt remains closed.

Freya Scott-Turner
Live reporter

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Israel says it is now enforcing the ceasefire again in the Gaza Strip, drawing to a close the deadliest day in the territory since the ceasefire agreement was signed just days ago.

We're about to pause this live page, but before we go here's a quick summary of some key lines from today:

• It started with Israeli strikes on Rafah, which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said were a response to Hamas committing a "blatant violation of the ceasefire" there
• Hamas rejected the accusations - stating that it had no contact with groups on the ground there. It followed this up with a statement later in the day, alleging a "series of serious and repeated" ceasefire violations by Israel
• Then, the IDF confirmed it had struck "dozens of Hamas terror targets" all across the Strip, and announced a suspension of aid into the coastal enclave
• At least 44 people have been killed across Gaza throughout the day, according to sources at hospitals in the territory, while the Israeli prime minister has paid tribute to two Israeli soldiers killed in Rafah earlier today
• According to local sources in Gaza, six Hamas fighters - one of whom was a senior field commander - are also among the dead

Just a few hours after its "wave of strikes", the Israeli military announced it had "begun to reinforce the ceasefire" again - but for many in Gaza, the day's events have reignited fears of a full return to fighting.

You can continue to follow the latest developments and analysis elsewhere on the BBC News website:

• Israel says it will return to ceasefire after Gaza strikes

Just a reminder that our coverage of today's events, and all reporting from Gaza, is constrained by Israel's conditions for international journalists from media organisations, including the BBC.

Israel doesn't allow independent access to the territory, making it difficult to verify facts on the ground, which is why we attribute death tolls and sources as clearly as possible.

The BBC's Middle East correspondent Lucy Williamson travelled to Gaza as part of a military embed in September. It was the first time the BBC was allowed to enter Gaza at all since December 2023.

Military embeds are offered at Israel's discretion, are highly controlled and offer no access to Palestinians or areas not under Israeli military control – but they are currently the only way for BBC journalists to enter Gaza at all.

Palestinian journalists and media workers have reported from inside Gaza since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in October 2023, but dozens have been killed, injured or gone missing.

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"The escalation today in Gaza is deeply concerning," says UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.

"The ceasefire must hold and humanitarian aid must get through to those in need," she adds in the statement on social media platform X.

Cooper calls upon "all parties to uphold President Trump’s peace plan to avoid any further bloodshed".

Hamas has accused Israel of a "blatant and clear violation of the ceasefire" in a new statement on the Telegram messaging app.

It says Israel has "committed a series of serious and repeated violations" since the ceasefire announcement.

"These violations varied between crimes of direct shooting at citizens, crimes of bombing and deliberate targeting, implementation of 'fire belts', and the arrest of a number of civilians," the statement says.

It says that 97 people have been killed "as a result of these violations, since the signing of the ceasefire decision".

• Israel also earlier today accused Hamas of a "blatant violation of the ceasefire", alleging the group had fired an anti-tank missile and gunfire towards IDF troops

New pictures coming in to us from Gaza show thick plumes of smoke and huge piles of rubble in the aftermath of some of Israel's air strikes earlier today.

As a reminder, Israel has since said it is resuming enforcement of its ceasefire.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benajmin Netanyahu has paid tribute to two Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers killed in Rafah earlier today.

Major Yaniv Kola and Sgt Itay Yavetz "fell in the tragic incident in Rafah" and "fought valiantly" against Hamas to "maintain Israel's security", says Netanyahu.

"Their courage and heroism will forever be enshrined in our hearts," he adds.

His comments follow an announcement from the IDF a little earlier that two soldiers had died in combat in the southern Gaza Strip today.

• As a reminder, Hamas earlier said it's "unaware" of the clashes in Rafah that Israel has accused it of

Freya Scott-Turner
Live reporter

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After a deadly day in the Gaza Strip, Israel says it is resuming enforcement of the ceasefire. If you're just joining us, here is how a day which appeared to cast the ceasefire agreement into doubt played out.

• Israel accused Hamas of a "blatant violation of the ceasefire" earlier today, alleging it had fired an anti-tank missile and gunfire towards IDF troops. It later named two soldiers killed in Rafah as Yaniv Kola and Itay Yavetz

• Hamas denied breaching the ceasefire, saying it was "unaware of any events or clashes" in Rafah, and said it remained committed to the deal
• Israel then confirmed it had carried out strikes in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, in retaliation

• Later on Sunday, the IDF announced a "wave of strikes" in southern Gaza - a follow-up statement said "dozens of Hamas terror targets" were struck across the Strip
• Local sources in Gaza told the BBC that six Hamas fighters, including a senior field commander, were killed in one strike on the town of al-Zawaida
• Hospital sources told BBC News that 44 people were killed across Gaza throughout the day
• Israel also announced a suspension of aid into Gaza, amid accusations over the ceasefire violation
• But hours later, the IDF said "renewed enforcement" of the ceasefire deal - which includes an end to the fighting and more aid into Gaza - was under way