Gaza : Intense Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip in the past 12 hours have killed at least 100 Palestinians, among them 35 children, in a sharp escalation that further strains the fragile ceasefire deal brokered earlier this month by US President Donald Trump.

The strikes were unleashed shortly after Benjamin Netanyahu ordered “immediate, powerful” retaliation following reports that Hamas targeted Israeli troops in Rafah in southern Gaza.

Israel says the alleged Rafah attack by Hamas broke the ceasefire framework, justifying its response. Hamas vehemently denied responsibility. The group claims Israel is exploiting the incident to deliberately violate the agreement and “make it fail”.

Earlier, Hamas also accused Israel of ’systematically obstructing’ the recovery and transfer of ho

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