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Israel’s intense bombardment of the Gaza Strip this week marked the most serious challenge yet for a fragile, U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
Apparent intensification of aerial campaign came as US envoy travels to Beirut for talks over militant group’s future
An official from the Israel Defense Forces told NBC News that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for strikes in retaliation for a Hamas attack in Rafah.
A militant group allied with Hamas confirmed the deaths, which were part of an increase in fighting in the Palestinian territory during a surge of settler violence.
The October 2024 operation targeted Iranian ballistic missile production sites weakening Tehran’s capabilities and paving the way for Israel’s subsequent Operation ‘Rising Lion.’