In airstrikes Israel on the Belt Gauze At least 413 people, including women and children, were killed, Palestinian authorities said.
Israel stated that it attacked several dozen targets of this Palestinian organization, reports AP.
It is the heaviest Israeli attack on Gaza since a cease-fire agreement was reached in January.
Hamas official Izzat al-Rishek said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to continue the war was a "death sentence" for Israeli prisoners still in Palestine.
"Netanyahu decided to sacrifice the prisoners of the occupation and give them a death sentence," Al-Rishek said in a statement reported by CNN.
He added that Israel "will not achieve through war and destruction what it failed to achieve through negotiations."
As previously stated, the attack took place after a deadlock in the negotiations on the extension of the ceasefire with Hamas. It is the biggest attack since the beginning of the truce between Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas in January, according to "The Guardian".
The Israeli army ordered the population of Gaza to evacuate from the eastern part
The Israeli army has ordered the population of Gaza to evacuate the eastern part and move towards the central part of the Palestinian territory, after Israel launched a wave of airstrikes on the enclave early this morning.
The orders issued today indicate that Israel may resume ground operations in Gaza, AP reports.
Israel announced this morning that it is closing the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt as it steps up its operations against Hamas, The Times of Israel reports.
