The Israeli military launched a fresh wave of airstrikes across northern and southern Gaza, killing at least 30 people , including children, AFP quoted Gaza’s civil defence agency as saying on Wednesday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced that he had “directed the military to immediately carry out forceful strikes in the Gaza Strip" after consultations with security officials on Tuesday evening.

This escalation came nearly two weeks into a fragile ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States. The ceasefire, approved by Israel on October 9, aimed to pause a two-year war that began after the October 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas and its allies on Israel, in which more than 1,200 people were killed and 251 hostages taken. Since then, at least 68,527 Palestinians have d

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