Israel launched across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, saying it was hitting Hamas targets in its since a ceasefire took effect in January. The strikes have killed more than 400 people and wounded hundreds more, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which says over half the dead are women and children.
The Israeli attack could signal the . Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that all ceasefire negotiations will now take place 鈥渦nder fire.鈥
Hamas 鈥 which has yet to respond militarily 鈥 warned that Israel's bombardments are jeopardizing the roughly Israeli hostages still alive . The Palestinian militant group has spent weeks calling for serious talks on the second phase.
Both Israel and the United States on Hamas鈥 refusal to release more hostages before negotiations on ending the war proceed 鈥 which was not part of the ceasefire agreement. U.S. President administration is backing Israeli Prime Minister 鈥檚 decision to unilaterally walk away from the ceasefire Trump took credit .
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Wounded streamed into Gaza hospitals
Dr. Feroze Sidhwa is a U.S. trauma surgeon currently volunteering with MedGlobal at Nasser Hospital. 鈥淗alf of the patients I saw in the ER 鈥 and half of those I operated on 鈥 were children," he said.
鈥淧robably at least one-third of them will go on to die, despite us being able to take care of them properly,鈥 he said, 鈥渟imply because we don鈥檛 have the facilities and supplies that we need.鈥
Patients lay on the floor, some screaming, inside the hospital in Khan Younis. A young girl cried as her bloody arm was bandaged.
Wounded children had overwhelmed the pediatric ward, said Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, a volunteer with the group Medical Aid for Palestinians.
She said she helped treat a 6-year-old girl with internal bleeding. When they pulled away the girl's curly hair, they realized shrapnel had penetrated the left side of her brain, leaving her paralyzed on her right side.
The child was brought in with no ID and 鈥渨e don鈥檛 know if her family survived,鈥 Haj-Hassan said.
Gaza鈥檚 Health Ministry said at least 263 of the 404 people killed Tuesday were women or children under 18. Israel blames Hamas for civilian casualties, saying militants operate among the population.
The Israeli military dismisses a reservist who refused to report to duty in protest of war鈥檚 resumption
The air force reservist, Alon Gur, wrote in a post shared by Israeli media that he had been an active reservist for the past 16 years, but 鈥渢his morning I cracked.鈥
He said that after Israel resumed its military assault on Gaza he told his supervisor that 鈥渁 line was crossed.鈥 He cited, among other factors, his belief that the move is politically motivated, and said the government was 鈥渁gain abandoning its citizens knowingly and in broad daylight鈥
The Israeli military confirmed that Gur鈥檚 reserve service was permanently terminated after his statement.
Released hostages and Israeli demonstrators call on the government to resume negotiations
Thousands of Israelis packed a Tel Aviv square to protest Netanyahu鈥檚 intention to fire the country鈥檚 domestic security chief and to call on the government to resume negotiations for a hostage deal.
The Shin Bet security chief, Ronen Bar, has been a key player in ceasefire talks but was recently replaced by a Netanyahu confidant. Netanyahu now wants to fire Bar, saying he has lost trust in him.
Demonstrators say the dismissal is a power grab by Netanyahu. Many also said the resumption of fighting in Gaza endangers the hostages still held there.
鈥淭oday Netanyahu did not open the gates of hell on Hamas. He opened the gates of hell on our loved ones!鈥 said Einav Zangauker, whose son is among the hostages.
Freed Israeli hostages say they're horrified the war has resumed
In a nearby square, three former hostages expressed 鈥渉orror鈥 at the collapse of the ceasefire and urged the Israeli government to return to the negotiating table.
Israeli-American former hostage Keith Siegel said his Hamas captors became violent after the first ceasefire collapsed in November 2023 and fighting resumed.
鈥淭oday, a year and four months later, the ceasefire has collapsed again. I think of the 59 hostages still being held in Gaza. How afraid they are, not only of the terrorists鈥 cruelty and of Israeli attacks, but also of the collapse of the negotiations that will prevent their return home.鈥
Syria tells UN that Israeli statements and military incursions undermine security
It's the third complaint against Israel filed at the U.N. Security Council by Syria's interim government, which took power late last year after ousting longtime President Bashar Assad. The complaint was submitted on March 3 but circulated Tuesday.
Israeli forces have seized territory in southern Syria and launched airstrikes on what Israel says are military sites in Syria, saying the operations aim to protect Israel's borders. Israeli officials have also said that they will not allow the new Syrian military south of Damascus, claiming that they aim to protect the Druze, a minority sect present in both Syria and Israel.
Syria鈥檚 complaint said that Israel鈥檚 statements 鈥渃onstitute blatant interference in the internal affairs of Syria鈥 and reflect 鈥渉ostile intentions and goal of undermining the security and stability of Syria and establishing a new occupation on Syrian territory as a fait accompli.鈥
It called on the Security Council to 鈥渢ake urgent action鈥 to make Israel stop 鈥渋ts attacks on Syrian towns and villages and their civilian populations鈥 and to 鈥渨ithdraw completely, immediately and unconditionally from the Syrian territory into which its forces have recently advanced鈥 as well as comply with a 1974 ceasefire agreement between the two countries.
Houthis say their missile targeted an Israeli military base
Yemen鈥檚 Houthi rebels said the attack on the base in southern Israel 鈥渟uccessfully achieved its objective,鈥 although Israel says the missile was intercepted.
The Houthis say the strike was in response to Israel鈥檚 deadly bombardments of Gaza on Tuesday.
The Iran-backed rebels had refrained from striking at Israel during the Gaza ceasefire, but recently said they鈥檒l start attacking ships linked to the U.S. and Israel again.
Israel鈥檚 Netanyahu says Gaza airstrikes are 鈥榦nly the beginning鈥 of a prolonged campaign
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says all ceasefire negotiations will take place 鈥渦nder fire.鈥
Ina recorded statement broadcast on national television, Netanyahu said Israel would press ahead until it realizes all of its war goals -- destroying Hamas and freeing all hostages held by the militant group.
鈥淭he previous releases proved that military pressure is a necessary condition for freeing hostages,鈥 he said.
Israeli military intercepts a missile launched from Yemen
Israel鈥檚 military said the missile was fired from Yemen, setting off sirens in multiple cities and towns in the country鈥檚 south, but was intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory.
Yemen鈥檚 Houthi rebels have fired missiles and drones at Israel throughout the war in Gaza, in addition to their attacks on ships in the Red Sea. Tuesday鈥檚 launch toward Israel was the first since the January ceasefire took hold.
Hamas has yet to respond militarily to Tuesday鈥檚 wave of Israeli strikes.
Turkish president denounces Israel for attacking Gaza
Recep Tayyip Erdogan branded Israel as a 鈥渢errorist state鈥 feeding on the 鈥渂lood, lives and tears of innocent鈥 people.
A vocal critic of Israel鈥檚 actions in Gaza, Erdogan on Tuesday accused Israel of committing 鈥済enocide鈥 in Gaza. He pledged to increase diplomatic efforts to stop the violence and ensure a ceasefire.
Iran says Israel is resuming 鈥榞enocide and ethnic cleansing鈥 in Gaza
Iran's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that letting Israel resume its deadly strikes and block all aid to Gaza 鈥減oses catastrophic consequences for global peace and security.鈥
Some and other rights experts have accused Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza 鈥 charges Israel vehemently denies.
South Africa condemns Israeli airstrikes
South Africa said it was 鈥済ravely concerned鈥 by the deadly wave of airstrikes in Gaza, and raised doubts about Israel's 鈥渃ommitment to a permanent ceasefire as envisaged in the ceasefire plan brokered by the USA, Egypt and Qatar.鈥
South Africa鈥檚 post-apartheid government has , and has filed a case at the United Nations鈥 top court against Palestinians in Gaza.
Palestinian ambassador slams Israeli strikes and demands international powers take action
During a U.N. Security Council meeting Tuesday, Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian U.N. ambassador, said that Palestinians are once again being 鈥渒illed indiscriminately鈥 after Israeli strikes restarted overnight.
After the majority of the permanent members of the council condemned Israel, Mansour called on the U.N.鈥檚 highest body to act on their condemnations.
鈥淭his can never be justified and must stop immediately. I agree with you, Madame President, when you said that you have a responsibility to act,鈥 Mansour said to Christina Markus Lassen, the Danish ambassador who is leading the council this month. 鈥淵ou are the Security Council. Act. Stop this criminal action. Stop them from denying our people food in the month of Ramadan, You have resolutions. Act. You have power. Act.鈥
He added, 鈥淥r as my friend, the ambassador of Slovenia said, you will become irrelevant.鈥
UN humanitarian chief calls Israeli aid cutoff to Gaza 鈥榰nconscionable鈥
Tom Fletcher is demanding that Israel resume deliveries of food, medicine, fuel and other supplies to Gaza鈥檚 2.1 million people.
The U.N. humanitarian chief told the Security Council that Israel鈥檚 block on aid deliveries since March 2 is reversing progress during the recent ceasefire, when over 4,000 supply trucks entered Gaza every week.
Since the cutoff, he said, only medical evacuations and humanitarian staff rotations have been allowed and 鈥渆ven that came to a halt today.鈥 Fletcher said supplies in Gaza are being rationed.
He said the impact of Israel鈥檚 actions is serious: Israeli power cuts to southern Gaza鈥檚 desalination plant have affected 600,000 people鈥檚 clean water access, vegetable prices in the north have tripled, and six bakeries subsidized by the U.N. World Food Program have closed for lack of cooking gas.
Israeli strike wipes out 27 members of the same family, medics say
An Israeli airstrike flattened a multistory house in Gaza City early Tuesday, killing at least 27 people from the extended family of Qraiqa, according to Palestinian medics.
More than half of the dead were women and children as young as one year old, according to the Health Ministry鈥檚 emergency service. They have been taken to Ahly Hospital.
The dead include two parents and their five children; a mother and her four children, four siblings and others, a list of the dead showed.
US defends Israeli strikes, blames Hamas for 鈥榬esumption of hostilities鈥
In a tense U.N. Security Council meeting, Dorothy Shea, the U.S. deputy ambassador to the United Nations, defended Israel鈥檚 decision to launch a series of airstrikes that killed more than 400 Palestinians, saying Hamas鈥 refusal to negotiate forced the military action.
鈥淭he blame for the resumption of hostilities lies solely with Hamas,鈥 Shea said, echoing the Trump administration鈥檚 reaction to the strikes. 鈥淚t is the people of Gaza who will suffer further because of Hamas鈥檚 disregard for human life.鈥
Hamas alleged that Israel has not come to the table in recent weeks to initiate phase two of the ceasefire deal.
Relatives of dead Israeli hostages say resuming the war will cost more hostages鈥 lives
In a statement to the press on Tuesday, the families urged an immediate ceasefire and return to the negotiations to prevent a similar fate for other hostages.
鈥淯nfortunately, it was too late for us,鈥 said Ayelet Svatitzky, sister of Nadav Popplewell whose body was recovered from Gaza by the Israeli military. 鈥淏ut for other hostages, it鈥檚 not too late. Their lives can still be saved.鈥
Carmit Palty-Katzir, sister of deceased hostage Elad Katzir, said the families of hostages who died in captivity have 鈥減aid the heaviest price of all鈥 and are now 鈥渞aising a red flag鈥 to warn against the resumption of fighting. She said her brother could have been returned through a deal, and unless the government negotiates a deal to bring back the rest of the hostages, 鈥渢he blood of the next hostage will be on your hands.鈥
The bodies of 41 hostages were retrieved throughout the war by Israeli forces, and the bodies of eight more hostages were released by Hamas in the recent ceasefire.
UN says Israeli attacks are erasing humanitarian progress in Gaza
The United Nations鈥 humanitarian chief told the Security Council that all of the 鈥渕odest gains鈥 made during the Israel-Hamas ceasefire have been destroyed after Israel launched surprise airstrikes.
鈥淥vernight, our worst fears materialized after strikes resumed across the entire Gaza Strip,鈥 Tom Fletcher said in a briefing to the U.N.鈥檚 highest body. He added that the international community 鈥渕ust not and cannot鈥 go back to pre-ceasefire conditions.
The monthlong ceasefire brought some food, shelter and medical relief to Gaza and allowed hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians to return to what remained of their homes.
Lebanon鈥檚 Hezbollah condemns resumption of Israeli strikes on Gaza
The Lebanese militant group says Israel is attacking Gaza with the Trump administration鈥檚 backing because neither country respects the agreements they make.
Hezbollah鈥檚 statement urged the international community to move quickly 鈥渢o stop this crime.鈥
The Lebanese group says Israel couldn鈥檛 break the will of the Palestinian 鈥渞esistance鈥 during 15 months of war, and that the Palestinian people won鈥檛 be displaced from their land by the fresh wave of strikes.
A fragile ceasefire last year has halted Hezbollah鈥檚 14-month war with Israel in support of the Palestinians.
Egypt and Kuwait slam Israel鈥檚 attacks on Gaza
The leaders of Egypt and Kuwait say Israel鈥檚 attacks on Gaza are a 鈥済ross violation of international law and the ceasefire deal.鈥
The statement from the Egyptian presidency said Israel was resuming the war as part of 鈥減remeditated efforts鈥 to make Gaza unlivable and transfer the Palestinians out of their territories.
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah spoke by phone Tuesday and warned that the Israeli attacks 鈥渃ould broaden the conflict and undermine prospects of peace and stability in the region.鈥
They called for the international community to 鈥渂ear its responsibility and push for an immediate ceasefire.鈥
France 鈥榗ondemns鈥 Israel鈥檚 deadly airstrikes in Gaza
Paris is urging both Israel and the Palestinians to respect the ceasefire and 鈥渃ondemned鈥 Israel鈥檚 airstrikes for causing 鈥渘umerous civilian casualties鈥 across Gaza.
The French Foreign Ministry statement calls 鈥渇or an immediate halt to hostilities, which are compromising efforts to free hostages and threatening the lives of Gaza鈥檚 civilian population.鈥
Gaza鈥檚 Health Ministry says at least 263 of the more than 400 people confirmed dead so far Tuesday were women or children.
Islamic Jihad group accuses Israel鈥檚 Netanyahu of sabotaging the ceasefire
Palestinian Islamic Jihad has lashed out at Israel鈥檚 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right government, accusing them of 鈥渄eliberately foiling鈥 ceasefire efforts.
The militant group said in a statement that Tuesday鈥檚 wave of deadly strikes won鈥檛 lead to a release of the remaining hostages in Gaza.
鈥淲e affirm that what Netanyahu and his barbaric army were unable to achieve over fifteen months of crimes and bloodshed, they will be unable to achieve again,鈥 it said.
Islamic Jihad is the smaller of the two main Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas says 2 political officials are killed in Gaza
Hamas says Israeli strikes have killed two members of its political bureau, Yasser Harab and Mohamed al-Gamasy, according to a statement.
Saraya al-Quds, the military arm of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, also said its spokesman Abu Hamza was killed in a strike on his home in the Nuseirat refugee camp. The group said his wife, sister, brother, sister-in-law and nephew were killed as well.
Freed Israeli hostages voice anger and alarm over resumption of war
In stories on Instagram shared by Israeli media, several Israelis released from Hamas captivity in the first phase of the recent ceasefire made desperate appeals to the government to prioritize the release of the hostages and resume negotiations.
鈥淩eturning to fighting? Did you listen to a word of what we, the returnees released in the last deal, have been saying to you? Do you see us?!鈥 wrote former hostage Omer Wenkert. He added that 鈥渢he sense of being forsaken is the strongest I have ever felt.鈥
Romi Gonen, who was among the first hostages freed in the last ceasefire, said she 鈥渨ill never forget the moment in captivity when I heard the booms after the (first) deal collapsed and realized I would not be freed anytime soon.鈥 She wrote, 鈥淚 beg you, the people of Israel, we must continue to fight for them. And the government of Israel 鈥 get them out! This is the most urgent thing.鈥
A Palestinian health official says Tuesday is the deadliest day of the war in Gaza
Zaher al-Waheidi, head of the records department in Gaza鈥檚 Health Ministry, said at least 263 of the 404 people confirmed dead so far Tuesday were women or children under 18. He described it as the deadliest day in Gaza since the start of the war in October 2023.
The war in Gaza has now killed nearly 49,000 Palestinians, according to the Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its tally.
Saudi Arabia has condemned 鈥榠n the strongest terms鈥 Israel鈥檚 attacks in Gaza
A statement from the Saudi Foreign Ministry called for an immediate ceasefire and for the protection of civilians.
Before the outbreak of the war in October 2023, Saudi Arabia appeared to be close to forging diplomatic relations with Israel in a potentially historic U.S.-brokered agreement. The war put that process on hold. Saudi Arabia says it will not normalize relations with Israel without a halt to the fighting and a path toward establishing a Palestinian state.
Mediator Qatar condemns Israel鈥檚 resumption of war in Gaza
Qatar has strongly condemned Israel鈥檚 resumption of its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The Arab country has served as a key mediator with Hamas and helped broker the ceasefire that took hold in January.
Qatar鈥檚 Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned 鈥渢he resumption of the Israeli occupation鈥檚 aggression against the Gaza Strip,鈥 saying it threatens regional stability.
Egypt, which also played a key role in brokering the ceasefire, has also condemned the wave of heavy strikes Israel launched early Tuesday.
Israeli far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir鈥檚 party returns to Netanyahu鈥檚 government
Israeli far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir鈥檚 party says it is returning to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu鈥檚 government.
His party had left the coalition after Netanyahu agreed to a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in January. Ben-Gvir鈥檚 return comes after Israel launched a wave of airstrikes. It strengthens Netanyahu鈥檚 ruling coalition.
Turkey accuses Israel of 鈥榞enocide鈥 in Gaza
Turkey鈥檚 Foreign Ministry denounced Israel鈥檚 airstrikes across Gaza as a new phase in 鈥済enocide.鈥
Turkey called on the international community to take a 鈥渄ecisive stance鈥 against Israel to ensure a permanent ceasefire and the delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza.
鈥淭he aggression displayed by the Israeli government threatens the future of the region,鈥 the statement read. 鈥淚t is unacceptable that Israel is causing a new spiral of violence.鈥
Gaza Health Ministry revises the number of dead and wounded
The Gaza Health Ministry has revised its death toll from Israeli strikes on Tuesday, saying a total of 404 people were killed. It had earlier reported 413 dead.
It also revised the number of wounded to 562 from 660. It did not provide an explanation.
Medics say the situation inside Gaza hospitals has been chaotic since the strikes began hours before dawn, and that many people are still buried under the rubble.
A doctor at a Gaza hospital speaks of 鈥榟orror鈥 as casualties rise
A doctor working at a Gaza hospital said she had witnessed 鈥渁 level of horror鈥 that was hard to articulate after Israel鈥檚 surprise bombardment of the territory.
Dr. Tanya Haj Hassan, a volunteer with Medical Aid for Palestinians based at Nasser Hospital, said the pediatric intensive care unit was full. She said she had personally treated at least five patients who died in the emergency room.
鈥淭he ER was just chaos, patients everywhere, on the floor,鈥 she said. 鈥淭here were probably three men, and the rest were all children, women, elderly, everybody caught in their sleep, still wrapped in blankets. Terrifying.鈥
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 413 Palestinians, officials say
The death toll from a wave of Israeli strikes in Gaza Tuesday has reached 413, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza.
The ministry says at least 660 people have been wounded in the strikes.
Israel launched a new offensive on Gaza Tuesday, shattering a ceasefire between it and the militant group Hamas and threatening to fully ignite the war in Gaza.
Palestinians describe a strike on a school-turned-shelter
Palestinians at a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza City say they were shaken violently from their sleep early Tuesday when Israeli jets struck. Hospital officials said more than two dozen people were killed.
鈥淧eople are sleeping peacefully, they set the alarm to wake up for suhoor, and they wake up to death,鈥 said Fedaa Heriz, a displaced woman, referring to the early morning meal during the fasting month of Ramadan.
The Israeli military had no immediate comment on the school strike, which was part of a renewed offensive in Gaza.
鈥淚 heard screaming, my mother and sister screaming, calling for help. I came and entered the room and found the children under the rubble, under the stones,鈥 said Majd Naser, a displaced Palestinian.
Hamas says at least 4 senior officials killed in Israeli airstrikes
The Hamas-run government media office in Gaza said at least four senior officials, including two top police officers, in the Hamas administration have been killed in Israeli strikes.
They include Issam al-Daalis, head of the government administrative committee, Maj. Gen. Mohamed Abu Watfa, undersecretary of the Interior Ministry, Maj. Gen. Bahgat Abu Sultan, director of the domestic security agency and Ahmed al-Hetta, undersecretary of the Justice Ministry.
Egypt lashes out at Israel over new attacks in Gaza
Egypt, a key mediator in Gaza ceasefire talks, lashed out at Israel, calling its new offensive on Gaza a 鈥渇lagrant violation of the ceasefire deal.鈥
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it rejects 鈥渁ll Israeli attacks which aim to 鈥 make ongoing efforts to de-escalate and regain stability fail.鈥
It called for the international community to 鈥渢o immediately intervene to stop the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.鈥
It also urged the parties to 鈥渆xercise restraint鈥 and give mediators a space to 鈥渃omplete their efforts to reach a permanent ceasefire.鈥
UN human rights chief 鈥榟orrified鈥 by Gaza strikes
The U.N. human rights chief says he鈥檚 鈥渉orrified鈥 by Israel airstrikes in Gaza overnight that have killed hundreds, according to health authorities in the territory.
Volker T眉rk says the last 18 months of fighting between Palestinian armed groups, including Hamas, and Israeli forces have shown that 鈥渢he only way forward is a political settlement鈥 and a 鈥渕ilitary path鈥 offers no way out of the crisis.
The rights chief reiterated his calls for hostages held by Hamas and people held arbitrarily to be released 鈥渋mmediately and unconditionally.鈥
鈥淭his nightmare must end immediately,鈥 he added in a statement.
Families of hostages call for a protest outside Israel鈥檚 parliament
The families of hostages held by Hamas are calling on supporters to protest with them outside Israel鈥檚 parliament, saying the resumption of fighting in Gaza puts their loved ones at risk.
鈥淲ith each passing day, the danger to the hostages grows. Military pressure could further endanger their lives,鈥 the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, the main group representing the families, said in a statement announcing the protest.
Netanyahu set to meet top security officials on the next step
An Israeli official says Netanyahu is to meet with top security officials in the coming half-hour to discuss next steps in the war.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a closed-door meeting.
鈥 By Josef Federman in Jerusalem
UN secretary-general says he is 鈥榮hocked鈥 by Israeli strikes in Gaza
The United Nations Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres says he is 鈥渟hocked鈥 by the Israeli airstrikes in Gaza and has called for the ceasefire in Gaza to be respected.
Guterres, in a statement, called for humanitarian aid to resume for people in Gaza and for the hostages held by Hamas to be released unconditionally.
Freed British-Israeli hostage says she is 鈥榗rushed' by resumption of fighting
Freed British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari says her 鈥渉eart is broken, crushed and disappointed鈥 by the resumption of fighting in Gaza. In a story on Instagram shared by Israeli media, she said she would keep fighting for the remaining hostages.
Israeli strikes kill at least 326 people
Gaza鈥檚 Health Ministry says Israeli strikes across the territory have killed at least 326 people. The wave of strikes that began early Tuesday is among the deadliest since the start of the 17-month war.
Australian prime minister calls for ceasefire to be maintained in Gaza
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called for the ceasefire to be maintained following Israel鈥檚 attack on Gaza.
鈥淭here鈥檚 already been enormous suffering there, which is why we鈥檙e calling upon all parties to respect the ceasefire and hostage deal that was put in place,鈥 Albanese told reporters.
鈥淲e鈥檒l continue to make representations. Australia will continue to stand up for peace and security in the region,鈥 he added.
Israeli airstrike flattens prison, killing dozens of prisoners and police officers
An Israeli airstrike flattened a prison run by the Hamas-led government in Gaza Strip, killing dozens of prisoners and policemen, according to hospital records.
The prison was located in the urban Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. Associated Press footage showed a collapsed building and people trying to reach bodies buried under the rubble.
The bodies of more than three dozen prisoners and guards were taken to the nearby Shifa hospital.
The Hamas-run government operates a police force that numbered in the tens of thousands before the war and quickly returned to the streets after a ceasefire took hold in January.
Israel鈥檚 military orders people to evacuate eastern Gaza after wave of strikes
The Israeli military ordered people to evacuate eastern Gaza and move toward the center of the territory after Israel carried out a wave of airstrikes across the territory.
The orders issued Tuesday indicate Israel could launch renewed ground operations.
Classes suspended in dozens of Gaza schools after airstrikes
The Hamas-run Education Ministry in the Gaza Strip says classes have been suspended in dozens of schools that had recently reopened.
The decision came after Israel launched a wave of heavy airstrikes across Gaza early Tuesday, shattering a nearly two-month ceasefire.
Schools shut down across Gaza after Hamas鈥 Oct. 7, 2023, attack ignited the war, and most were converted to shelters for displaced people.
The ministry said it had resumed classes in around 70 schools in recent weeks.
A UNICEF staffer describes a harrowing night in Gaza
A United Nations staffer in the Gaza Strip described a 鈥渧ery tough night鈥 as Israel resumed heavy strikes across the territory after a nearly two-month ceasefire.
Rosalia Bollen, a communications specialist with the U.N. children鈥檚 agency, said she woke up around 2 a.m. on Tuesday to 鈥渧ery loud explosions.鈥
She said the UNICEF bass near the southern city of Rafah 鈥渨as shaking very heavily.鈥 When the strikes subsided, she heard 鈥減eople yelling, people screaming and ambulances.鈥
鈥淭he bombardments have continued throughout the night,鈥 though at a lower intensity than the initial barrage, she said. 鈥淭he whole night, there鈥檚 been just the constant buzzing of drones and planes flying over.鈥
She said the strikes hit tents and structures housing displaced families. 鈥淲e鈥檙e seeing, as of this morning, at least several dozen children killed,鈥 she said.
Families of hostages held in Gaza say they are terrified by the resumed airstrikes
The main group representing the families of hostages held in Gaza has slammed the decision to return to fighting, saying the move shows the government 鈥渃hose to give up on the hostages.鈥
The Hostages Families Forum said 鈥渕ilitary pressure endangers hostages.鈥 It asked the government in a post on X why it 鈥渂acked out of the agreement鈥 with Hamas that set out a release of all the living hostages in exchange for an end to the war.
鈥淲e are shocked, angry, and terrified by the deliberate dismantling of the process to return our loved ones from the terrible captivity of Hamas,鈥 the group said.
Netanyahu's hard-line ally welcomes return to fighting in Gaza
A key governing partner of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the return to fighting in Gaza.
Bezalel Smotrich had threatened to leave the government if fighting did not resume, which would imperil Netanyahu鈥檚 rule. Critics said those political considerations were influencing Netanyahu鈥檚 wartime decision-making.
鈥淲e remained in the government for this moment despite our opposition to the (ceasefire) deal, and we are more determined than ever to complete the task and destroy Hamas,鈥 Smotrich posted on X.
Israeli strikes have killed at least 235 people in the Gaza Strip
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 235 people, according to local hospitals.
The toll from the strikes overnight and into Tuesday is based on records from seven hospitals and does not include bodies brought to other, smaller health centers.
Rescuers are still searching for dead and wounded.
North Korea criticizes US over airstrikes targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels
North Korea has criticized the United States over its new campaign of airstrikes targeting Yemen鈥檚 Houthi rebels.
The state-run KCNA news agency on Tuesday quoted Ma Tong Hui, North Korea鈥檚 ambassador to Egypt and concurrently to Yemen, as describing the attacks as a 鈥渨anton violation of all international laws including the U.N. Charter and it is an open encroachment upon the sovereignty of other nation that can never be justified.鈥
He also criticized 鈥淯.S. hooliganism.鈥
Trump during his first term held summits with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but the diplomacy collapsed over disagreements on US sanctions.
Senior Hamas official says Gaza strikes amount to 鈥榙eath sentence鈥 for remaining hostages
A senior Hamas official says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu鈥檚 decision to launch widespread strikes on the Gaza Strip amounts to a 鈥渄eath sentence鈥 for the remaining hostages held there.
In a statement early Tuesday, Izzat al-Risheq, a member of Hamas鈥 political bureau, accused Netanyahu of resuming the war to try and save his far-right governing coalition.
鈥淣etanyahu鈥檚 decision to return to war is a decision to sacrifice the (Israeli) occupation鈥檚 captives and a death sentence against them,鈥 he said.
He said Israel didn鈥檛 respect its commitments in the ceasefire deal reached in January and urged mediators to 鈥渞eveal facts鈥 on which side broke the agreement.
US security official blames Hamas for renewed fighting
National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes said the militant group 鈥渃ould have released hostages to extend the ceasefire but instead chose refusal and war.鈥
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, who has been leading mediation efforts along with Egypt and Qatar, had earlier warned that Hamas must release living hostages immediately 鈥渙r pay a severe price.鈥
Israel expects further military action
Israeli officials said the latest operation was open-ended and was expected to expand.
鈥淚srael will, from now on, act against Hamas with increasing military strength,鈥 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu鈥檚 office said.
White House says it was consulted by Israelis before resuming attacks against Hamas
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the 鈥淭rump administration and the White House were consulted by the Israelis on their attacks in Gaza tonight.鈥
鈥淎s President Trump has made it clear, Hamas, the Houthis, Iran 鈥 all those who seek to terrorize not just Israel, but also the United States of America 鈥 will see a price to pay: All hell will break lose,鈥 Leavitt continued, speaking to Fox News on Monday evening.
Leavitt is one of three administration officials who face a lawsuit from The Associated Press on First- and Fifth-Amendment grounds. The AP says the three are punishing the news agency for editorial decisions they oppose. The White House says the AP is not following an executive order to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
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