Israel relaunches attacks in Gaza overnight, killing hundreds of people.
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Israel has launched a series of attacks against Hamas targets across the Gaza Strip overnight and into the morning.
The strikes have killed at least 300 people, according to the Gaza health authorities,
and follow a breakdown in to hawks to release the remaining hostages.
The Journal's Anat Peled says the strikes are the most extensive
since the ceasefire took effect in January.
These strikes come at a critical moment for a fragile ceasefire that was reached in January between Israel and Hamas.
Negotiators have been trying through mediation rounds in Doha and in Cairo to reach a continuation of the ceasefire to continue releasing Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners and preserve the calm in the Gaza Strip.
That hasn't happened so far and issued deadline by Israel passed,
which is what led it to resume the strikes.
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