Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his military to immediately carry out strikes in Gaza on Tuesday - reports suggest at least nine people were killed in the bombing

Israel has launched airstrikes on the Gaza strip after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas had violated the ceasefire agreement. Hamas is accused of handing over remains that were not those of an Israeli hostage slated for return as part of the peace deal.

An official from the Israel Defense Forces told NBC News that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for strikes in retaliation for a Hamas attack in Rafah.

Israel alleged Hamas launched an attack against troops in Israeli-controlled territory in Gaza.

Bodies were brought to a hospital in the Gaza Strip late Tuesday after at least seven Palestinians were killed in a barrage of Israeli attacks which threatened the two-week-old ceasefire.

The area Israel controls in the Gaza Strip will be expanded beyond the Yellow Line following repeated ceasefire violations by Hamas.