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At least 330 people have been killed in the fierce airstrikes carried out by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip. According to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health, more than 50 children and 28 women were killed.
According to the BBC, officials said they were trying to gather information from five hospitals around Gaza.
Gaza has been relatively quiet for the past hour or so. But the doctors said that more than 250 injured people were found in the hospitals. Doctors say that the condition of some of the injured is very serious.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a statement saying it has resumed attacks 'targeting terrorists' linked to Hamas. The IDF launched the attack at 2:00 a.m. local time on Tuesday .
According to international media, air strikes were carried out in Deir al-Balah, Gaza City, Khan Yunis, Rafah and other places in central Gaza. This is the largest airstrike in Gaza since the January 19 ceasefire.
Hamas accuses Israel of attacking unarmed civilians. Hamas says mediators should hold Israel fully responsible for violating the ceasefire.
Talks in recent days to extend the Gaza ceasefire have failed. Israel says it launched the attack because Hamas has repeatedly refused to release hostages and rejected offers to extend the ceasefire. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the IDF will take action against Hamas with increased military force from now on.
Previously, a statement from the Israeli Prime Minister's Office stated that "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered airstrikes on Tuesday morning".
'This is in response to Hamas' continued refusal to release our hostages and the rejection of the proposals put forward by US presidential special envoy Steve Wittkoff and mediators,' the statement said, 'from now on, Israel will use increased military force against Hamas.'
The plan for the attack was said to have been 'presented by the IDF over the weekend and approved by the political leadership'.
After the first phase of the temporary ceasefire expired on March 1, negotiators were looking for the next step . The US proposed extending the first phase of the ceasefire until mid-April, which would include the release of hostages by Hamas and the release of additional Palestinian prisoners by Israel.
However, according to a Palestinian official involved in the negotiations, according to the BBC, Israel and Hamas have disagreed on some important points in the agreement.
