The Israeli military said it hit targets across Gaza early on Tuesday, ending a weeks-long deadlock over extending the ceasefire that paused fighting in January, with Palestinian health ministry officials reporting at least 200 dead, reported news agency Reuters.
A senior Hamas official said Israel is unilaterally ending the Gaza ceasefire agreement after a series of Israeli strikes that killed dozens of Palestinians.
Senior Hamas security official Mahmoud Abu Watfa was killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, Reuters quoted Hamas media.
According to medics cited by the news agency, at least 200 Palestinians, including several children, were killed, and dozens of others were wounded in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel Security Agency said in a joint statement that they were conducting extensive strikes on targets belonging to Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu and his government have decided to overturn the ceasefire agreement, exposing hostages in Gaza to an unknown fate, Reuters quoted a Hamas official.
