Many women and children among more than 200 Palestinians killed in Israeli air
attacks across the Gaza Strip,
Gaza’s Health Ministry says.
Hamas says Israel carried out a “treacherous” attack on besieged and defenceless civilians in order to overturn the Gaza ceasefire deal.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad accuses Israel of “deliberately sabotaging” the ceasefire, which had been in place since January 19.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he ordered the strikes because of a lack of progress in talks to extend the ceasefire.
Gaza’s Health Ministry says at least 48,572 Palestinians have been confirmed dead and 112,032 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza.
Gaza’s Government Media Office updated its death toll to more than 61,700, saying thousands of Palestinians missing under the rubble are presumed dead.
At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attacks and more than 200 were taken captive
