This is a ceasefire?

104 dead, 46 of them kids, in Israeli onslaught. Strikes after Hamas accused of killing soldier

- CHRIS HUGHES

ISRAEL insists the Gaza ceasefire is still in place despite killing at least 104 people - almost half of them children - in an overnight bombing onslaught.

The raid was sparked by militants opening fire on Israeli troops and killing a soldier who also held US citizenship.

Israel blamed Hamas for the shooting but the terror group denied responsibility, in turn accusing Israel of breaking the October 10 deal.

The strikes on Gaza were ordered by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire by delaying the release of hostages' body parts.

That was compounded by the killing of an Israeli-US soldier in Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza. US President Donald Trump defended the strikes, saying Israel was justified in taking action after the shooting.

Hamas said it would delay handing over the body of another hostage to Israel because of the strikes. On Monday, it had returned partial remains of a hostage recovered earlier, which

Mr Netanyahu said was a "clear violation" of the ceasefire, which required Hamas to return all remains of hostages as soon as possible.