Following Israeli military strikes, the announced the resumption of the ceasefire.
According to a Wednesday post on X, the stated, “Following the directive of the political leadership and a series of strikes hitting dozens of terror targets and terrorists, the IDF has begun re-enforcing the ceasefire in response to Hamas’ violations.”
“As part of the strikes, the IDF and ISA targeted 30 terrorists in command positions within terrorist organizations operating in Gaza. The IDF will continue to uphold the ceasefire agreement and will respond firmly to any violation.”
Prime Minister ordered the strikes.
On Tuesday, stated, “Following security consultations, Prime Minister Netanyahu has directed the military to immediately carry out forceful strikes in the Gaza Strip.”
During a Wednesday press conference, a spokesperson for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that a soldier on Tuesday, noting that the deceased man was “an Israeli American citizen.”
The Israel Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, “We mourn the loss of Master Sergeant (Res.) Yona Efraim Feldbaum, 37, a soldier in the Combat Engineering Corps in the Gaza Division, who fell in combat in southern Gaza.”
The IDF also posted on X on Tuesday, “Yesterday, Hamas terrorists were filmed removing body remains from a prepared structure and re-burying them nearby, before summoning Red Cross representatives to stage a false ‘discovery’ for photographers.”
The Israel Foreign Ministry spokesperson highlighted that incident during the on Wednesday.
The International Committee of the Red Cross condemned the “staged” spectacle in a statement.
“The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is aware of a video pertaining to the recovery of a deceased person in Gaza. At the request of Hamas, the ICRC accepted to be present in good faith in its role as a neutral intermediary between the parties,” the ICRC noted in the Tuesday .
“The ICRC team at this location were not aware that a deceased person had been placed there prior to their arrival, as seen in the footage,” the ICRC explained. “Our team only observed what appeared to be the recovery of remains without prior knowledge of the circumstances leading up to it. It is unacceptable that a fake recovery was staged, when so much depends on this agreement being upheld and when so many families are still anxiously awaiting news of their loved ones.”