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At least 24 people were killed and 87 people injured in renewed Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, according to a statement from the Hamas-run Government Media Office in Gaza.

The Israeli strikes came after the Israel Defense Forces alleged a "blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement" after what it described as an "armed terrorist" crossed into Israeli-controlled territory in southern Gaza and shot at troops.

Hamas denied any involvement in the incident and said it remains committed to the ceasefire agreed last month.

The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza said on Saturday that a total of 318 people have been killed by Israeli forces since the ceasefire came into effect on Oct. 11. Another 788 people have been injured, the ministry said.

A further 572 bodies have been recovered from under rubble during the ceasefire, the ministry said.

As of Saturday, the total death toll in Gaza since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023, stood at 69,513 people, per ministry figures.

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A spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said, "A serious, potentially deadly crime was committed, an indictment was filed, and the court is proceeding under due process. Advocacy campaigns do not change the facts or the law."

The Israel Defense Forces targeted groups of Palestinians in Gaza City inside the green area (safe zone) on Wednesday, killing 32 people, including 12 children and eight women, the Gaza Ministry of Health reported on Thursday. All of those killed in Wednesday’s attacks were far from the yellow line that separates the safe zone from the IDF-controlled area.

A total of 312 Palestinians have been killed across the Gaza Strip since the U.S.-backed peace plan came into effect in October, according to the health ministry.

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The Israel Defense Forces said it carried out several strikes targeting Hamas throughout the Gaza Strip after shots were fired at an area where troops were operating.

At least 22 people were killed in the strikes, according to hospital officials in Gaza. No casualties were reported by the IDF.

The IDF said its forces “will continue to act to eliminate any immediate threat.”

A U.S. official said the Israeli strikes on Wednesday were in retaliation to Hamas sniper attacks on the IDF on Tuesday.

The official warned that Hamas is attempting to break the ceasefire and that their "desperate tactics" will fail.

"After the United Nations overwhelmingly endorsed President Trump's 20 Point Peace Plan, Hamas is clearly lashing out and is now attempting to break the ceasefire and not fulfill their commitment to demilitarize and surrender control of the Gaza government," the U.S. official told ABC News.

-ABC News’ Mariam Khan, Jordana Miller and Diaa Ostaz