Israel says it will uphold Gaza ceasefire, a day after strikes kill 104

Tel Aviv claims an attack by Palestinian militants had killed an Israeli soldier

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A boy sitting amid the rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, on Oct 29. The Gaza Health Ministry said that 46 children and 20 women were among the 104 people killed in Israeli strikes since Oct 28.

(AFP)

The Israeli military said on Oct 29 that it will abide by a ceasefire accord in Gaza, as health officials in the enclave said air strikes had killed 104 people, with both sides trading blame for violations of the deal.

Israel kept up air strikes in Gaza late on Oct 29, killing dozens of people, after it said an attack by Palestinian militants killed one soldier, in the latest challenge to an already fragile ceasefire.

The Israeli military said in a statement that it would continue to uphold the ceasefire agreement and would respond firmly to “any violation”.

US President Donald Trump said a US-backed ceasefire in Gaza was not at risk even as Israeli planes struck across the enclave, with Tel Aviv and Hamas trading blame for violations of the truce

The Gaza Health Ministry said that 46 children and 20 women were among the 104 people killed in Israeli strikes since Oct 28. Reuters could not immediately verify the numbers, but Reuters video showed several bodies of women and children inside a hospital during funeral processions.