Eastern and northeastern districts of the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis have come under Israeli fire, including artillery bombardmen and strikes from a helicopter gunship, Al Jazeera English reported on Friday.
The escalation came after an Israeli delegation travelled to Cairo to discuss efforts to secure the return of the remains of the last Israeli captive taken by Hamas on October 7, under the US-brokered ceasefire arrangement.
He has been identified as Ran Gvili, an officer in an elite police unit.
Amid mounting concerns over ongoing ceasefire breaches, Israeli aircraft also carried out several raids on the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City, according to Palestinian news outlets.
Separately, Gaza’s Israeli-backed "Popular Forces" militia confirmed that its leader, Yasser Abu Shabab, had died from a gunshot wound sustained while attempting to mediate in a family dispute, following reports in Israeli media.
Abu Shabab, a gang leader based in Rafah in southern Gaza, headed the most prominent of several small anti-Hamas militias given support by Israel.