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ISRAEL: Gaza Airstrikes Signal End To Ceasefire As Regional Tensions Spike

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Mass Israeli airstrikes on Gaza could see the return of open conflict to the region after two months of an uneasy ceasefire. The Hamas-run Gazan health ministry claims that over 330 have been killed in the airstrike that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said are a reaction to Hamas' "repeated refusal to release our hostages" and a rejection of an amended second phase deal put forward by mediators. Netanyahu says Israel will "from now on act against Hamas with increasing military strength". The Israeli PM says that the US was notified of the airstrikes and backs Israel's actions. 

  • The group representing the families of the 59 living hostages still believed to be held by Hamas have decried the airstrikes, saying they show that "The Israeli government chose to give up the hostages." Domestically, though, the restart of the war and efforts to fully eliminate Hamas as a fighting and governing force retain widespread public support.
  • It remains to be seen whether the airstrikes will be the first step in an escalation that sees Israeli ground forces resuming large-scale operations in Gaza.
  • Comments from Hamas hitting wires claim that the group has denied Israel's allegations that the group has been preparing to launch an attack on Israel, saying that it is just a pretext to justify a return to war.
  • Amid US President Donald Trump's threats against Iran over Yemeni Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, the threat of a regional escalation has risen to its highest point in several months. 
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Mass Israeli airstrikes on Gaza could see the return of open conflict to the region after two months of an uneasy ceasefire. The Hamas-run Gazan health ministry claims that over 330 have been killed in the airstrike that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said are a reaction to Hamas' "repeated refusal to release our hostages" and a rejection of an amended second phase deal put forward by mediators. Netanyahu says Israel will "from now on act against Hamas with increasing military strength". The Israeli PM says that the US was notified of the airstrikes and backs Israel's actions. 

  • The group representing the families of the 59 living hostages still believed to be held by Hamas have decried the airstrikes, saying they show that "The Israeli government chose to give up the hostages." Domestically, though, the restart of the war and efforts to fully eliminate Hamas as a fighting and governing force retain widespread public support.
  • It remains to be seen whether the airstrikes will be the first step in an escalation that sees Israeli ground forces resuming large-scale operations in Gaza.
  • Comments from Hamas hitting wires claim that the group has denied Israel's allegations that the group has been preparing to launch an attack on Israel, saying that it is just a pretext to justify a return to war.
  • Amid US President Donald Trump's threats against Iran over Yemeni Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, the threat of a regional escalation has risen to its highest point in several months.