"The Israeli military attacked the Gaza Strip for a third day on Thursday night, killing two people, the Palestinian Authority's official news agency said, in another test of a fragile ceasefire agreement. One Palestinian was killed by Israeli shelling and another was shot dead by Israeli forces, WAFA said on Friday. The Israeli military did not immediately reply to a Reuters request for comment. A third Palestinian died of wounds sustained from previous Israeli shelling, the news agency reported."
"The US-brokered ceasefire, which left thorny issues like the disarmament of Hamas and a timeline for Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip unresolved, has been tested by periodic outbreaks of violence since it came into place three weeks ago. Between Tuesday and Wednesday, Israel retaliated for the death of an Israeli soldier with bombardments that Gaza health authorities said killed 104 people. Israel said on Wednesday that it remained committed to the ceasefire despite its retaliation."
"Under the ceasefire accord, Hamas released all living hostages held in Gaza in return for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and wartime detainees, while Israel agreed to pull back its troops, halt its offensive and increase aid. Hamas also agreed to hand over the remains of all 28 dead hostages in exchange for 360 Palestinian militants killed in the war. After Thursday's release, it had handed over 17 bodies."
The Israeli military attacked Gaza for a third night, killing two people and adding to fatalities from earlier shelling. One Palestinian was killed by shelling, another was shot by Israeli forces, and a third died of previous wounds. The US-brokered ceasefire left issues such as Hamas disarmament and an Israeli withdrawal timeline unresolved and has faced periodic outbreaks of violence since taking effect three weeks ago. Israel retaliated after an Israeli soldier's death with bombardments that Gaza health authorities said killed 104 people. Hamas released all living hostages in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and handed over 17 bodies of dead hostages so far.
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