Israel resumes fighting against Hamas as ceasefire expires
Combat has resumed in the war between Israel and Hamas following a ceasefire which saw more than 100 innocent hostages released.
Israel's military said it resumed combat operations in the Gaza Strip minutes after a temporary truce officially came to an end. It has blamed the militant group for breaking the cease-fire. The halt in fighting began on November 24 and was initially meant to be for four days, however it was extended - which meant more hostages were feed.
Israel Defense Forces confirmed fighting has continued on social media. The official account wrote: "Hamas violated the operational pause, and in addition, fired toward Israeli territory. The IDF has resumed combat against the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza."
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An injured Palestinian man left reeling after a strike on Rafah - an area that was previously designated a safe zone (AFP via Getty Images)According to BBC, air strikes have begun in the southern Gaza Strip according to their sources inside Gaza and the Hamas-run national security ministry's Telegram account. These strikes come about 30 minutes after the IDF's announcement that the ceasefire was over.
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BBC also claimed that explosions can be seen on a live feed and their sources report fighting in the northwest of Gaza City. The IDF said that its fighter jets are going after Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.
Palestinians build road blocks during clashes with Israeli forces on November 29 (Getty Images)During the week-long truce, Hamas and other militants in Gaza released more than 100 hostages, most of them Israelis, in return for 240 Palestinians freed from prisons in Israel. The majority of those released were women and children, including four-year-old American Abigail Edan.
Friday morning, Israel accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire, saying they fired rockets towards Israel from Gaza. IDF claims to have intercepted these rockets.
An injured child is evacuated from the Indonesian hospital in the north of the Strip (AFP via Getty Images)Qatar and Egypt, which have played a key role as mediators had sought to prolong the truce by another two days. Their goal was allow the release of more hostages and prisoners while also bringing humanitarian aid to the strip. Reaching an agreement on prisoner and hostage releases appeared to be getting tougher as most women and children in Gaza have already been released.
American Secretary of State Antony Blinken is currently in the Middle East and was told yesterday but Israeli officials that they were going to resume military action at some point. Blinkin has advised Israel to try and make "humanitarian civilian protection plans" before the ceasefire ends and to avoid damaging any important infrastructure such as hospitals or power stations. The secretary of state met with Israeli leaders and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank.
Reports claim that over 14,500 lives have been taken and more than 1.7 million people have been displaced in Gaza since the Israeli attacks. The IDF said about 1,200 people were killed in the October 7 attack and around 160 people are still held hostage in Gaza.
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