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Intense fighting erupted once again in Gaza on Friday as a week-long truce expired and Israel resumed its deadly bombardment of suspected Hamas positions in the densely inhabited Palestinian territory.

As part of the pause in fighting, Hamas had freed scores of hostages taken during its bloody attack on Israel on Oct. 7 in exchange for the release of more than 200 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli jails.

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Israel military says operations have restarted in Gaza after the truce expired – here are the major updates.

Israel's military resumed combat operations in the Palestinian enclave after a seven-day cease-fire broke down. During the pause, Hamas freed some 100 hostages in exchange for 240 Palestinians.

Israel has warned that the war will spread to the ‘whole’ of Gaza. That could force other nations to step in.

On Day 56 of the Israel-Hamas war, the fighting has resumed after the Israeli army accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire deal. A Hamas leader said 10-month-old Kfir Bibas, his mother, and his brother paid the price for Israel's occupation, after the militant group previously said the Bibas family had…

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Mediators Qatar and Egypt push for further extension to pause in hostilities as deal holds for a week.

So far, the ceasefire between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hamas, originally set at four days and since extended twice as more hostages and prisoners are exchanged, remains in place. There have been concerns that isolated incidents of violence, including one in Jerusalem where three Israeli civilians were gunned…

Visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israeli leaders on Thursday that a temporary truce in their war with Hamas was "producing results" and should continue.