Israel launched extensive strikes against Hamas across Gaza on Tuesday, following a breakdown in talks to release the remaining hostages. Photo: Ahmad Salem/Bloomberg News
, Abeer Ayyoub and Carrie Keller-Lynn Updated March 18, 2025 12:09 pm ET
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Israel launched a series of attacks against Hamas targets across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing more than 400 people, according to Palestinian authorities, and threatening a return to full-scale war after talks to release the remaining hostages held in the enclave stalled out.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the attacks after Hamas failed to release the hostages or accept U.S. proposals for extending a fragile cease-fire that had held for two months, his office said.
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