VِIDEO: At least 18 Palestinians killed in Gaza by 'Israeli' strikes despite ceasefire

The civil defense in Gaza announced on Tuesday that at least 18 Palestinians were killed in multiple strikes across the territory, including 11 in Gaza City, carried out by 'Israel' after accusing Hamas of violating the ongoing ceasefire.

Spokesperson Mahmoud Basal told Agence France-Presse that “four martyrs were pulled from the rubble of a civilian home belonging to the Al-Banna family in the Sabra neighborhood of southern Gaza City,” noting that the dead included “three women and one man.”

Three Palestinians were killed in 'Israeli' strike on a school sheltering displaced people in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, according to medical sources in the strip. 

In the southern Gaza Strip, Basal reported the recovery of “five martyrs taken to Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis after a civilian vehicle was struck on Al-Qassam Street,” including “two men, one woman, and two children.”

He also noted “two more deaths and several injuries in an Israeli strike on an apartment of the Al-Qudra family in the Al-Amal neighborhood west of Khan Younis.”

'Israeli' army conducted large-scale demolition operations in areas east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, according to local sources.

Sources also reported 'Israeli' drones struck tents of displaced people in Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis, southern Gaza

The 'Israeli' army conducted airstrikes on Gaza on Tuesday evening following an order from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire that has been in effect since October 10.

Hamas, meanwhile, accused 'Israel' of violating the truce and announced the postponement of a planned handover of a hostage’s body, which had been scheduled for Tuesday evening.