By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in Gaza near the line demarcating areas of Israeli control on Monday, underlining the struggle to broaden a fragile ceasefire deal approved over six weeks ago to global acclaim.

Hamas has warned US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner that the Gaza cease-fire is ‘over’ and they are ‘ready to fight,’ sources told Saudi state-owned media Al

Hamas has threatened an end to the fragile ceasefire after Israeli airstrikes against gunmen who allegedly fired on soldiers in Gaza. The terror group passed the message through US and Arab mediators that it is prepared to end the truce over what it considers Israeli violations of the agreement.

A senior Hamas delegation met Egypt's intelligence chief in Cairo on Sunday to discuss the ceasefire agreement and the situation in Gaza, the group said, as both Israel and the Palestinian militant group continue to trade accusations of truce violations.

Israel launches strikes across Gaza Strip after "several terrorists" opened fire on IDF soldiers in Khan Younis in the latest reported ceasefire violation.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel on Monday returned the remains of 15 Palestinians to Gaza in the latest step forward for a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, as a top White House envoy met with Israeli leaders to discuss the next stages of the fragile agreement.