Israel said attacks - the largest since the ceasefire deal was struck in January - were due to a lack of progress in ongoing talks over the truce
[Israel](https://inews.co.uk/topic/israel?srsltid=AfmBOoqoT2jvzehGXWN965h86-O1gsdq4nRSJf8eY6cG_ijOyetdxUuF&ico=in-line_link) has launched a wave of airstrikes [across Gaza](https://inews.co.uk/topic/israel-hamas-war?srsltid=AfmBOoq3ofwVrm4Z6iVjpKUy4M6YyT4M2wC_v7kvw1G-gRs4adXCANp9&ico=in-line_link) in its heaviest assault in the territory since the ceasefire took effect in January, after talks on further hostage releases stalled.
At least 80 people were killed, including children, and dozens wounded in the strikes, Gaza’s health ministry reported.
Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, said the country has “resumed fighting” in Gaza and vowed that “the gates of hell will open” if hostages are not released.
“We will not stop fighting until all of our hostages are home and we have achieved all of the war goals,” he said.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said it had instructed the army to strike because of Hamas’ refusals to release its hostages and its rejection of all offers it received from the US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff and mediators.
Strikes were reported in multiple locations, including northern Gaza, Gaza City and the Deir al-Balah, Khan Younis and Rafah in central and southern Gaza Strip.
A senior Hamas official said Israel is “unilaterally ending the ceasefire agreement”, the _Reuters_ news agency reported.
Israel’s military said it was “currently conducting extensive strikes on terror targets belonging to the Hamas terrorist organisation in the Gaza Strip.”
A White House spokesperson told Fox News that Donald Trump’s administration was consulted by Israel in its strikes on Gaza on Monday.
“The Trump administration and the White House were consulted by the Israelis on their attacks in Gaza tonight,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a _Fox News_ interview.
The strikes come after nearly two months of a ceasefire to pause the 17-month long war where dozens of hostages were released for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
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