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Israel has carried out the deadliest attacks on Hamas targets in Gaza since the January ceasefire.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for strengthening ties with China.
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Over 300 people have been killed and a thousand others injured as Israeli military carried out extensive airstrikes in Gaza.
It's by far the deadliest attacks since Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in mid January.
But the two sides are unable to agree on how to sustain the next phase ceasefire.
Hamas says the Israeli raids targeted densely populated residential areas as well as camps
for displaced individuals.
To delve into the latest development in Gaza, let's have Associate Professor Zhang Chu Chu,
Deputy Director at Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Fudan University.
The Israeli forces launched their largest airstrikes on Gaza since the ceasefire on January.
What do you believe were Israel's primary strategic considerations in breaking the ceasefire at this time?
Well, from my observation,