At Least 200 Killed In Contemporary Israeli Airstrikes On Gaza

Gaza’s Ministry of Well being mentioned that a minimum of 200 killed in a contemporary Israeli airstrikes on early Tuesday morning.

Israel launched a brand new wave of airstrikes throughout the Gaza Strip, concentrating on Hamas positions in its heaviest assault on the territory since a ceasefire took impact in January.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned he had ordered the strikes because of the lack of progress in ongoing talks to increase the ceasefire. It was not instantly clear if the operation was a one-time stress tactic or if the 17-month-old warfare was being resumed altogether.

“This comes after Hamas repeatedly refused to launch our hostages and rejected all presents it obtained from the U.S. Presidential envoy, Steve Witkoff, and from the mediators,” Netanyahu’s workplace mentioned.

Criticizing the brand new Israeli assaults, Taher Nunu, a Hamas official mentioned, “The worldwide group faces an ethical take a look at: both it permits the return of the crimes dedicated by the occupation military or it enforces a dedication to ending the aggression and warfare towards harmless folks in Gaza,” he mentioned.

In Gaza, explosions have been heard at a number of areas, and ambulances arrived at Al Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza.

These strikes got here two months after a ceasefire was agreed to pause the warfare. Throughout a six-week interval, Hamas launched about three dozen hostages in trade for practically 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.

Nonetheless, because the first section of the ceasefire ended two weeks in the past, each side have been unable to succeed in an settlement on a second section aimed toward releasing the remaining 60 hostages and bringing an finish to the warfare. Netanyahu has repeatedly threatened to renew the battle and, earlier this month, halted all meals and support deliveries into the besieged territory to stress Hamas.

(With AP inputs)