Fighting resumes in Gaza as Israel-Hamas truce expires

Israel said early Friday it has resumed military operations in Gaza, putting an end to its truce agreement with Hamas. Israel Defense Forces claimed the decision was made after Hamas "violated the operational pause" and fired a rocket toward Israeli territory. The rocket was reportedly intercepted.

Israel also said that Hamas violated the terms of the truce by failing to release all of its female hostages. Israeli fighter jets hit targets in the territory just minutes after the truce ran out. Israel also dropped leaflets over parts of southern Gaza, urging people to leave their homes. This suggests Israel may be preparing to widen its offensive.

Israel and Hamas had been under a temporary cease-fire for a week. The pause in fighting allowed for about 100 hostages to be released from Gaza. Israel believes Hamas is still holding about 125 hostages.

Read more: https://scrippsnews.com/stories/blaming-hamas-for-breaking-cease-fire-israel-resumes-combat-in-gaza/

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