Gaza ceasefire restored after night of Israeli retaliatory airstrikes
After a night of airstrikes in Gaza, the Israel Defence Forces announced on Wednesday morning that it would begin re-enforcing the ceasefire with Hamas. According to the IDF, more than 30 terrorists holding command positions were targeted.
Israeli military activity in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 27, 2025 following Hamas violations of the ceasefire. Photo by TPS-IL
The strikes were launched after an Israeli soldier reservist was killed by Hamas snipers in Rafah on Tuesday. A short while later, the terrorists fired several RPGs at an armoured vehicle, causing no additional injuries. The fallen soldier was identified as 37-year-old Master Sgt. (res.) Yona Efraim Feldbaum.
The strikes also came on the heels of a video released by the army showing Hamas operatives in Gaza City burying the remains of hostage Ofir Tzarfati, then “discovering” them for Red Cross workers.
According to Israeli assessments, the bag contained partial remains of Tzarfati, whose body had been recovered by soldiers and reburied in Israel in December 2023. Hamas exhumed and reburied the remains to stage the Red Cross visit. Media reports said Hamas had removed the body from a tunnel shaft in Gaza’s Tufah area.
The remains of 13 hostages are still in Gaza. Israeli officials say Hamas has access to most of the bodies but is deliberately delaying their return, in breach of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement.
Around 1,200 people were killed, and 252 Israelis and foreigners were taken captive by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel.
