T EL AVIV—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered “forceful” strikes in the Gaza Strip after Israel alleged that Hamas violated the cease-fire. Hamas shot at troops who are stationed in Israeli-controlled territory in southern Gaza, a military official said, calling it a violation of the cease-fire. One soldier was hit.

The Israeli army launched a barrage of attacks in Gaza on Tuesday as tensions with Hamas grew two weeks into a fragile ceasefire, and the militant group responded by saying it would delay handing ove...

The slow return of hostages’ bodies is posing a challenge to implementing the next stages of the ceasefire, which will address even knottier issues, such as the disarmament of Hamas, the deployment of...