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A local resident said he had heard an explosion the previous evening.
No one was injured in either incident.
Rob Schmitz, NPR News, Berlin.
Over the weekend, Israel allowed a search and rescue team from Egypt to enter Gaza to search for the bodies of the 13 remaining hostages.
According to an official who spoke to NPR but not authorized to speak publicly about the matter, Israel also allowed members of Hamas to cross the so-called Yellow Line into Israeli-held territory,
to assist in the search for the deceased hostages.
Gaza's civil defense reports that Israel's military struck a group of Palestinian civilians who had returned to their homes near Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, killing two and injuring three.
Over the weekend, Israel's military said it carried out a targeted strike in central Gaza on a member of the Islamic Jihad militant group, injuring four people in a car.
Both attacks appear to be testing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement.
Rob Schmitz, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
The Egyptian team, which specializes in search and rescue operations and in dismantling explosive devices, entered the strip accompanied by several engineering vehicles to help locate the bodies of deceased Israeli hostages.
Their bodies are believed to be in areas that have been booby-trapped.
For days, there have been discussions over allowing teams into Gaza to help recover the remaining 13 deceased Israeli hostages, as well as deceased Palestinians under the rubble.
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump warned Hamas to return the bodies of hostages or the countries involved in the peace plan will take action.
Among the bodies of hostages remaining in Gaza are two Americans.
Rob Schmitz, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
The Egyptian team, which specializes in search and rescue operations and in dismantling explosive devices, entered the strip accompanied by several engineering vehicles to help locate the bodies of deceased Israeli hostages.
Their bodies are believed to be in areas that have been booby-trapped.
For days, there have been discussions over allowing teams into Gaza to help recover the remaining 13 deceased Israeli hostages, as well as deceased Palestinians under the rubble.
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump warned Hamas to return the bodies of hostages or the countries involved in the peace plan will take action.