{"text":[[{"start":11.78,"text":"Israel launched a wave of air strikes across Gaza on Tuesday night after accusing Hamas of repeatedly violating a ceasefire, in a significant threat to the fragile deal to end the two-year war in the shattered enclave."}],[{"start":28.810000000000002,"text":"Local health officials in Gaza and Palestinian media reported at least nine people were killed, and several more injured, in strikes ranging from Gaza City in the north of the enclave to the strip’s central and southern regions."}],[{"start":44.900000000000006,"text":"The Israel Defense Forces accused Hamas earlier on Tuesday of firing on its soldiers in areas of southern Gaza still held by Israel as part of the initial phase of the US-brokered truce."}],[{"start":58.300000000000004,"text":"An Israeli military official called the attack in the town of Rafah “a blatant violation” of the accord, which is designed to end the deadliest war in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but has repeatedly come under strain since entering into force on October 10."}],[{"start":78.7,"text":"Israel also said Hamas had violated the deal on Monday by handing over the remains of an Israeli hostage whom authorities later concluded had already been repatriated."}],[{"start":92.7,"text":"A forensic investigation by Israeli authorities said the remains belonged to Ofir Tzarfati, whose body had been officially recovered by the Israeli military back in November 2023 and brought for burial."}],[{"start":108.69,"text":"Following several hours of consultations with his security chiefs, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had “instructed the military echelon to immediately carry out powerful strikes in the Gaza Strip”."}],[{"start":125.62,"text":"Defence minister Israel Katz said Hamas had “crossed a bright red line” with the attack in Rafah and warned the group would “pay a heavy price”."}],[{"start":135.65,"text":"Hamas said in a statement it had “no connection” to the Rafah shooting, adding it was committed to the ceasefire agreement. The Palestinian militants also accused Israel of violating the truce and trying to undermine US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the conflict."}],[{"start":154.20000000000002,"text":"US vice-president JD Vance told Fox News on Tuesday that the Trump administration expected Israel to respond for what he said was an attack on an Israeli soldier by “Hamas or somebody else within Gaza”."}],[{"start":168.88000000000002,"text":"While Vance insisted that the “ceasefire is holding, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t going to be little skirmishes here and there”."}],[{"start":176.61,"text":"“I think the [US] president’s peace is going to hold despite it,” he added."}],[{"start":181.34,"text":"Under the terms of the deal, Hamas was to release all 48 remaining hostages it held — 20 of whom were alive — within three days of the truce coming into effect."}],[{"start":193.93,"text":"While the living hostages were freed, the group has so far released only 15 bodies of hostages either killed in captivity or during its October 7 2023 attack, which triggered the Gaza war."}],[{"start":209.47,"text":"Israeli authorities assess that Hamas is deliberately delaying the return of hostage remains, something the group said was “baseless”."}],[{"start":218.77,"text":"“[Israel] continues to pursue a systematic policy of preventing and obstructing efforts aimed at searching for the bodies,” Hamas said, alleging that Israel was “seeking to fabricate false pretexts” in a bid to escalate its attacks."}],[{"start":237.76000000000002,"text":"Hamas’s military wing said it was postponing the handover of one deceased hostage planned for Tuesday evening due to what it said were Israel’s own “violations”."}],[{"start":250.09000000000003,"text":"Trump had weighed in on Saturday, writing that countries involved in the deal would “take action” if Hamas did not speed up the return of hostage remains."}],[{"start":261.69000000000005,"text":"Egyptian and Red Cross technical teams have been deployed inside Gaza to help in locating the deceased hostages."}],[{"start":269.97,"text":"Tzarfati was abducted from the Nova music festival by Hamas militants on October 7, and was killed in captivity, according to a statement by a forum representing hostage families."}],[{"start":284.1,"text":"His family added that additional remains had separately been recovered and brought back for burial in March 2024 as well."}],[{"start":292.88,"text":"The IDF released footage on Tuesday, taken from a military drone a day earlier, showing what it said was Hamas staging the recovery of a hostage body, which the group had reburied and then handed over to the Red Cross. The Financial Times was unable to independently verify the video."}],[{"start":312.76,"text":"As part of the ceasefire, Israeli forces have partially withdrawn to the so-called Yellow Line, located outside Gaza’s main population centres, although sporadic deadly clashes have continued."}],[{"start":326.34,"text":"According to health authorities in Gaza, more than 90 people have been killed by Israeli fire since the ceasefire took effect."}],[{"start":335.59,"text":"The Israeli military has said most of the casualties were as a result of Gazans nearing its troops on the Yellow Line, which splits the strip in half."}],[{"start":345.92999999999995,"text":"The fragile ceasefire faced an acute test just over a week ago when two Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Gaza and the IDF responded with a wave of air strikes."}],[{"start":357.5799999999999,"text":"The Trump administration quickly contained the escalation and urged both parties to adhere to the ceasefire."}],[{"start":374.7999999999999,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1761699997_3926.mp3"}