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...
Netanyahu declared Israel's renewed Gaza offensive "only the beginning" until Hamas is destroyed and all hostages are freed. Israel issued evacuation orders in Gaza, suggesting renewed ground attacks. Airstrikes and artillery fire continued across Gaza, causing civilian casualties, including women and children. Israel claimed Hamas was planning new attacks and refused to release hostages, violating the ceasefire. Hamas rejected proposals for an extension of the pause. The ceasefire's first phase involved hostage-prisoner exchanges. Netanyahu plans to fire the head of Shin Bet, prompting protests and accusations of authoritarianism.
