Author: The New York Times
Published on: 17/03/2025 | 00:00:00
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Israel Carries Out Deadly Strikes in Gaza Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he had ordered the attack, the first major strikes since the cease-fire with Hamas began roughly two months ago. At least 310 Palestinians, including children, were killed in the wave of Israeli strikes, a spokesman for Gaza’s Ministry of Health said. Israel’s strikes followed weeks of fruitless negotiations aimed at extending the truce. Hamas accuses Israel of deciding to “overturn the cease-fire agreement,” referring to the remaining hostages seized in the attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The office of the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said in a statement that he and the defense minister, Israel Katz, had instructed the military to act, citing “repeated refusal” by Israel to release the hostages and saying the militants had rejected all proposals. Israel carries out deadly strikes across Gaza Confirmed strike locations March 18, 2025, 12:54 a.m. ET2 hours ago Rawan Sheikh Ahmad Dr. Khalil Al-Darghan, a spokesman for the Gaza health ministry, said the overnight strikes had killed at least 235 people. At dawn on Tuesday, it was not yet clear whether this was a brief attempt to force Hamas to compromise at those talks — or the start of a new, months-long phase of Israel and Hamas agreed to a multi-stage truce that would allow for the exchange of hostages in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners jailed by Israel. The fate of the cease-fire was unclear, though, after Israel resumed heavy strikes into Gaza on Tuesday. Israel said overnight that it conducted extensive strikes across Gaza. March 17, 2025, 11:34 p.m. ET3 hours ago Israel said it had conducted extensive attacks. Netanyahu’s sudden attempt to remove the head of Israel’s domestic intelligence agency is the latest salvo in a two-year campaign by the Israeli government. Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition to give politicians greater control over selection of Supreme Court justices. These moves mark a return to Mr. Netanyahu’s failed efforts in 2023 to reduce the power of institutions that had acted as a check on his government’s power, including the Supreme Court and the attorney general. The campaign was suspended only after the Hamas-led attack on Israel in October 2023 revived a sense of national unity. Netanyahu has denied wrongdoing; the Qatari government did not respond to requests for comment. The final straw for Mr. Netanyahu was most likely a rare public intervention last week from Mr. Bar’s predecessor, Nadav Argaman. Analysts said such comments were “too much” for Netanyahu. Netanyahu’s governing coalition is formed from parties that represent ultrareligious Jews seeking to preserve their privileges. These groups have resented the independence of watchdogs like the judiciary, the attorney general and the security services. They have variously moved to limit some privileges for the ultra-Orthodox; block certain moves by the settler movement; and prosecute Mr. Netanyahu for corruption. Israeli military says it conducted strikes against people trying to bury explosives in the ground. Hamas said the victims were civilians. Israel is conducting regular strikes on militant targets.
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