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Israel vows to fight on in Gaza after deadliest strikes since truce

Israel Gaza war
Demonstrators raise placards and and light flares during a protest calling for action to release the remaining hostages held captive in Gaza since the 2023 October 7 outside the Israeli Defence Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on March 15, 2025.[AFP]

Israel vowed on Tuesday to continue fighting in Gaza until the return of all hostages as it unleashed its most intense strikes since a ceasefire, with the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory reporting more than 330 people killed.

Hamas accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of deciding to "resume war" after a deadlock on extending the truce, and warned that the return to fighting could be a "death sentence" for hostages still alive in Gaza.

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