Israel introduces comprehensive strikes on Gaza with a minimum of 220 supposedly killed

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Israeli armed force says it is performing substantial strikes in the Gaza Strip, with the Hamas-run health ministry reporting that at
least 220 Palestinians have been killed.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated it was targeting what it called terror targets coming from
Hamas.Mahmoud Abu Wafah, the deputy interior minister in Gaza and the highest-ranking Hamas security authorities in the area, has apparently
been killed in a strike.This is the largest wave of airstrikes in Gaza considering that the ceasefire started on 19 January.Talks to extend
the Gaza ceasefire have actually stopped working to reach an agreement.Many people were having their pre-dawn meal, due to it being the holy
month of Ramadan, when surges began in Gaza, witnesses say.More than 20 Israeli war airplanes flew over, they said
The airplanes then started to strike targets in Gaza City, Rafah and Khan Younis.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence
Minister Israel Katz purchased the strikes on Tuesday morning, according to a declaration from the PMs office.This follows Hamass repeated
refusal to launch our hostages, along with its rejection of all of the propositions it has received from US Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff
and from the conciliators, it said.Israel will, from now on, act against Hamas with increasing military strength, it added.The plan for the
strikes was presented by the IDF over the weekend and approved by the political management, it said.Israels Ambassador to the UN, Danny
Danon, cautioned Hamas to release all the hostages, stating we will reveal no mercy on our enemies.Hamas has reacted intensely, implicating
Israel of treachery for overturning the ceasefire contract
It likewise says Israel is exposing the remaining Israeli captives kept in Gaza to an unidentified fate.But Hamas has not yet declared that
it is resuming the war, rather calling on mediators and the United Nations to intervene.US President Donald Trumps administration was
consulted by Israel prior to performing the strikes, a White House representative told Fox News.Negotiators have been looking for a way
forward after the first stage of the short-lived truce ended on 1 March.The United States proposed extending the very first stage up until
mid-April, consisting of a further exchange of hostages held by Hamas and Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.But a Palestinian authorities
familiar with the talks told the BBC that Israel and Hamas disagreed over key elements of the deal set out by Witkoff at the indirect
talks.The latest war between Israel and Hamas started on 7 October 2023, when Hamas eliminated more than 1,200 individuals in southern
Israel, mainly civilians, with 251 taken hostage.The attack triggered an Israeli military offensive that has actually because eliminated
more than 48,520 people, the majority of them civilians, according to figures from the Hamas-run health ministry which are utilized by the
UN and others.Most of Gazas 2.1 million population has actually been displaced multiple times.An estimated 70% of structures have actually
been harmed or ruined, healthcare, water, and sanitation systems have collapsed and there are scarcities of food, fuel, medicine and
shelter.Source: BBC-- Agencies