(18 Mar 2025)
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Southern Israel looking into Gaza – 18 March 2025
1. Various explosions on Gaza skyline
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Israel launched new strikes against Hamas early on Tuesday and promised ‘increasing military force’ after talks on on further hostage releases stalled.
Israel’s defence minister said Israel had “resumed fighting” in Gaza and was vowing to press ahead until all remaining hostages were released.
In a brief statement, Defence Minister Israel Katz said “the gates of hell will open in Gaza” if hostages aren’t released.
“We will not stop fighting until all of our hostages are home and we have achieved all of the war goals,” he said.
Gaza’s ministry of health said at least 44 people were killed in the new wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday.
Israel said it was striking Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January.
Early Friday morning, Israel’s Prime Minister’s office said it instructed the army to strike Hamas across Gaza.
The statement said it was because of Hamas’ repeated refusals to release its hostages and its rejection of all offers it received from the U.S. presidential envoy Steve Witkoff and mediators.
The strikes come after nearly two months of a ceasefire to pause the 17-month long war where dozens of hostages were released for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
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