Netanyahu says fighting has resumed in Gaza with 'full force'

Netanyahu says fighting has resumed in Gaza with 'full force'
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Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, walks with a crowd behind her as soldiers walk either side of them
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says combat in Gaza has resumed with "full force", following the biggest wave of strikes on the Strip since the ceasefire began in January

The strikes, which the Hamas-run health ministry say killed more than 400 people, are "just the beginning", Netanyahu warns

He also says he remains committed to securing the release of all hostages still in Gaza - Israel believe there are 59 people being held, with 24 thought to be alive

A group representing hostages' families has accused the Israeli government of choosing "to give up the hostages" by launching new strikes - and has been protesting outside the Israeli parliament

Earlier, the Israeli military said it was hitting "terror targets" across Gaza after talks to extend the ceasefire had failed

Hamas accused Israel of attacking "defenceless civilians" and said mediators should hold Israel responsible for "violating and overturning" their deal

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Edited by Jamie Whitehead, with Gaza correspondent Rushdi Abualouf in Cairo and Emir Nader in Jerusalem

More than 400 killed in Gaza as Israel warns this is 'just the beginning'
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More than 400 people have been killed and hundreds injured by Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

Israel, Hamas and the US have exchanged accusations throughout the day. In a statement on Tuesday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had resumed combat in Gaza with "full force", adding that the strikes were "just the beginning."

Netanyahu accused Hamas of rejecting proposals Israel had brought to ceasefire talks, saying negotiations would be done "under fire" from now on.

Earlier, Hamas accused Israel of attacking "defenceless civilians", adding that the US bore "responsibility for the massacres" in Gaza, after it emerged Israel briefed the US on the strikes prior to launching them.

US Ambassador to the UN Dorothy Shea, on the other hand, blamed Hamas for the renewed fighting, claiming it had rejected every proposal and deadline in recent weeks.

US President Donald Trump has not yet commented on the developments.
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Meanwhile, the families of hostages gathered outside the Knesset (Israel's parliament) earlier, saying officials had chosen to "give up" on Israeli hostages still in Gaza by launching the overnight strikes on the territory.

We'll be pausing our live coverage shortly but will be back on Wednesday with the latest developments.

Source @BBC

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