9 h. ago Netanyahu says fighting has resumed in Gaza with 'full force' after Israel launches airstrikes

Israeli PM says strikes that killed more than 400 are ‘only the beginning’

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10 h. ago After one of the deadliest days in Gaza, here's the conflict in numbers

Israel’s wave of predawn airstrikes across Gaza shattered two months of relative calm during a ceasefire with Hamas

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10 h. ago Netanyahu warns Israel’s renewed Gaza offensive ‘is only the beginning’

Israeli PM says attacks will continue until Hamas is destroyed and hostages freed, as airstrikes kill hundredsMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe wave of deadly airstrikes that shattered the pause in hostilities in Gaza is “only the beginning”, Benjamin Netanyahu has warned, also promising that the new offensive would continue until Israel achieved all of its war aims – destroying Hamas and freeing all hostages held by the militant group.Any further ceasefire negotiations would take place “under fire”, the Israeli prime minister said in a televised address on Tuesday night, his first after Israel launched attacks that killed more than 400 people in the devastated Palestinian territory, in the bloodiest single day of violence since the first months of the war in 2023. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Horror in Gaza as hundreds dead and injured in Israeli airstrikes

Medics could not cope with the injured and dying, as a total blockade on supplies meant they lacked basic necessities, including diesel for generators and essential surgical items like gloves, swabs, and syringes

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12 h. ago Horror in Gaza as hundreds feared dead in Israeli airstrikes

Medics could not cope with the injured and dying, as a total blockade on supplies meant they lacked basic necessities, including diesel for generators and essential surgical items like gloves, swabs, and syringes

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14 h. ago Israel's surprise bombardment plunged Palestinians back into 'hell'

Israel’s surprise wave of airstrikes has plunged Palestinians back into a nightmare they had hoped might be behind them

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14 h. ago ‘A nightmare come true’: Palestinians flee again after Israel’s attacks on Gaza

Thousands displaced once more as wave of airstrikes ends ceasefire, killing hundreds and raising new fears about aidMiddle East crisis – live updatesThousands of Palestinians were on the move in Gaza on Tuesday, after a wave of Israeli airstrikes signalled the end of almost two months of calm in the devastated territory. Many were newly bereaved, and most had been displaced many times.Like others in Gaza, Ghaitam, a 19-year-old from a village near the southern city of Khan Younis, said he was woken at about 2am by the sounds of warplanes, explosions and screaming. “It was a nightmare that came true,” he said. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Israel shatters Gaza ceasefire – Today in Focus Extra – podcast

Israeli military forces carried out strikes on dozens of targets across Gaza early on Tuesday, leaving more than 400 people dead. Emma Graham-Harrison reportsOn Tuesday, Israel launched a wave of airstrikes on Gaza, killing more than 400 people. This bombardment brings the fragile ceasefire, which began in mid-January, to an end.Israel also issued evacuation orders for the northern town of Beit Hanoun and other communities further south, which suggests that Israeli troops may launch a renewed ground operation. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago UN human rights chief voices horror at Israel’s new Gaza strikes

Volker Türk calls for immediate end to violence and unconditional release of hostagesMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe UN’s human rights chief has voiced horror at Israel’s resumption of airstrikes on Gaza that have killed at least 404 people, saying further misery was being inflicted on people “already suffering catastrophic conditions”.In a statement on Tuesday Volker Türk said he was horrified by Monday night’s airstrikes and shelling in Gaza. The decision to resume shelling in effect ended the fragile ceasefire that has paused the violence in the devastated Gaza Strip since mid-January. Palestinian authorities reported 404 deaths by about noon local time, nine and a half hours after the strikes began. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago In bombing Gaza, Netanyahu has chosen domestic politics over hostages

Israel’s overnight bombardment of Gaza has killed more than 400 people, shattering hopes of a long-term peace and the return of Israel’s hostages, writes Chief International Correspondent Bel Trew

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18 h. ago Families of Israeli hostages accuse Netanyahu of 'complete deception' as Gaza ceasefire collapses

Hostage families call for return to ceasefire as Hamas claims Israeli airstrikes have killed more than 400 people in Gaza

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19 h. ago Israel bombards Gaza with airstrikes killing 'more than 400' Palestinians including children

‘Israel will, from now on, act against Hamas with increasing military strength,’ Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says

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20 h. ago BBC Breakfast halted minutes into show as Sally Nugent announces 'breaking news'

BBC Breakfast was interrupted on Tuesday as Sally Nugent announced that Israel airstrikes had killed more than 200 Palestinians across Gaza overnight

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22 h. ago Fires light up Khan Younis sky as hundreds killed in Israeli airstrike

Fires lit up across Khan Younis in Palestine in the early hours of Tuesday, 18 March, as Israeli airstrikes killed at least 330 Palestinians across Gaza in the deadliest wave of attacks since a ceasefire deal was reached in January, according to health officials in the Hamas-run Strip.

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22 h. ago Gaza death toll soars to 330 as Israel launches heaviest attack since ceasefire

Airstrikes on Gaza have led to reports of 330 deaths so far as Israel says it has aimed at dozens of Hamas targets in its heaviest assault on the territory since a ceasefire took effect

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22 h. ago Israel unleashes 'fires of hell' in Gaza and warns Hamas will be shown 'no mercy' if hostages are not returned as IDF airstrikes 'kill 330 including terror chief' in dramatic end to ceasefire

The Israeli military, which reported it hit dozens of targets, said the attacks would continue for as long as necessary and extend beyond air strikes.

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22 h. ago Israel bombards Gaza with airstrikes killing 'more than 300 Palestinians' including children

‘Israel will, from now on, act against Hamas with increasing military strength,’ Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says

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23 h. ago White House blames Hamas as Israel launches massive airstrikes across Gaza

Air raids hit multiple locations across Gaza, ending weeks of ceasefire and raising fears of renewed ground invasion

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26 h. ago Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 200 people in Gaza, health officials say

Gaza’s Health Ministry says a wave of Israeli strikes across the territory has killed at least 200 people

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3 d. ago Israeli airstrikes ‘kill nine’ as Hamas restates Gaza ceasefire demands

Militant group hardening its negotiating position in ceasefire talks amid new violence in territoryThe current fragile pause in hostilities in Gaza has come under further threat with Hamas hardening its negotiating positions amid new Israeli airstrikes in the devastated territory.The first phase of the ceasefire agreement ended two weeks ago but Israel is refusing to implement the scheduled second phase, which is supposed to end with its withdrawal from Gaza, the freedom of all remaining hostages held by Hamas, and a definitive end to the conflict. Continue reading...

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