A delicate truce between Israel and Hamas hangs by a thread after Israel blocked humanitarian aid into Gaza, in response to Hamas rejecting a new Israeli proposal to extend the ceasefire without any commitment to end the war or fully withdraw troops.

In the latest strikes, the Israeli military killed at least nine people, according to the Gaza health ministry. Israel says militants were threatening its forces.

Gaza's civil defence agency said nine people including journalists were killed in Israeli strikes on Saturday, attacks which could further endanger the fragile truce in the Palestinian territory.Following the reported strikes,

Hamas said on Friday it had agreed to free an American-Israeli dual national if Israel begins a phase of ceasefire talks towards a permanent end to the war, but Israel dismissed the offer as "psychological warfare".

Hamas said Saturday it will only release an American-Israeli and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel implements their ceasefire agreement, calling it an “exceptional deal” aimed at getting

Israel is keeping up its attacks in Gaza, despite the roughly two-month-old truce with Hamas. In the latest strikes on Saturday, at least nine people were killed. Ramy Inocencio has more details.