Israel launched across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, saying it was in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January.
The strikes killed more than 410 people, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered the strikes because of a lack of progress in talks to extend the ceasefire. Officials said the operation was open-ended and was expected to expand. The White House said it had been consulted and voiced support for Israel鈥檚 actions.
Hamas warned that Israel鈥檚 new airstrikes breached their ceasefire and put the fate of hostages in jeopardy.
The surprise attack shattered a period of relative calm during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and raised the prospect of a full return to fighting in a 17-month war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and caused widespread destruction across Gaza.
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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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