Jerusalem.- The Israeli army bombed the Gaza Strip again this Saturday and indicated that the three bodies received on Friday do not correspond to those of any hostage captured by Hamas on October 7, 2023.

According to a source from the Palestinian Islamist movement, Israeli army gunfire and airstrikes were heard around Khan Younis in the south of the territory on Saturday.

A precarious ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been in effect since October 10, thanks to a truce agreement brokered by the United States.

But Israel has already launched massive bombings on Gaza on two occasions, after accusing the Islamist movement of violating the ceasefire agreement.

"Life has no meaning," said Sumaya Dalul, 27, after the latest Israeli attacks."We have no money, no work, no food, no water, no electricity, no internet," added the woman who lives in Gaza with her parents.

The October 19 airstrikes killed at least 45 people along the coastal strip, according to Palestinian sources. Tuesday's bombings left 104 dead, according to the same sources.

Non-corresponding remains

The truce agreement stipulated the return of all hostages - alive and dead - to Israel in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

Following the implementation of the truce, Hamas released the last 20 surviving hostages who were still being held captive in Gaza on October 13, and began the process of returning the bodies of those who had died.

But repeated delays in the release of the bodies angered the Israeli government, which accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire agreement. The hostages' families demanded stronger measures to force the Palestinian group to abide by the pact.

The Islamist movement has so far returned the remains of 17 of the 28 deceased hostages it agreed to hand over.

Ten bodies of hostages from October 7th are still in Gaza, as well as that of a soldier killed during a war in 2014.

On Saturday morning, a forensic laboratory confirmed that the three bodies handed over the previous day by Hamas through the Red Cross did not belong to hostages, according to an Israeli army spokesman.

The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, explained in a statement that they offered to hand over to Israel"three samples of a number of unidentified remains." However,"the enemy refused [...] and demanded the bodies for examination," they added.

Shooting in Khan Yunis

In Gaza, the humanitarian and security situation remains alarming.

"Last night I heard gunfire several times from the occupying forces. We have no food or water to drink or wash with. The situation is critical. The truce has begun, but the war is not over," Hisham al Bardai, a 37-year-old father, told AFP.

The ceasefire agreement provides for the deployment in Palestinian territory of an international stabilization force, composed mostly of Arab and Muslim countries, to monitor security as the Israeli army withdraws.

This force must also train and support Palestinian police with the support of Egypt and Jordan, as well as secure border areas and prevent arms smuggling to Hamas.

On Saturday, the US Military Command for the Middle East (Centcom) announced on X that the Military-Civil Coordination Center (CMCC, responsible for monitoring the ceasefire and preparing the transition in Gaza)"observed suspected Hamas operatives looting an aid truck" that was part of a humanitarian convoy destined for northern Khan Younis.

Türkiye will host a meeting of foreign ministers from several Muslim countries in Istanbul on Monday to support and develop the US plan for Gaza.

The war was triggered by Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, which killed 1,221 people on the Israeli side, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures.

The fighters also kidnapped 250 people.