Israel shatters Gaza ceasefire with new deadly strikes
Israel's military launched the deadliest strikes on the Gaza strip since the agreement of its ceasefire with Hamas, killing hundreds of people.
Israel's military on Tuesday launched the deadliest strikes on the Gaza Strip since the agreement of its ceasefire with Hamas, killing hundreds of people and shattering the fragile truce.
The Israeli military was "conducting extensive strikes" against Hamas throughout Gaza, aimed at “the release of all our hostages — living and dead,” the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement.
“From now on, Israel will act against Hamas with increasing military force,” it said, with the Israeli military later issuing evacuation orders to several neighborhoods across the enclave.
At a news briefing Tuesday evening, Netanyahu warned that the strikes were "just the beginning" and that his aim is to "destroy Hamas and make sure Gaza will no longer pose a threat to Israel.”
The health ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza, whose figures the World Health Organization has previously said it considers to be reliable, said hospitals across the enclave had received the bodies of at least 404 people killed, with more than 560 injured. It added that people were still buried under rubble, with recovery efforts underway.
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