The Hamas-run health ministry has given an update on the number killed, APA reports.
In a post on Telegram, it says 404 people have been killed by the Israeli air strikes.
On its Whatsapp channel, it gives a slightly higher figure of 413.
The ministry adds that some victims are still trapped under the rubble.
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10:00
The number of casualties from Israeli Defense Forces' strikes on the Gaza Strip has risen to 310, APA reports.
According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, the latest attacks have resulted in further loss of life.
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07:29
Death toll surpasses 200 Palestinians after Israeli forces launched morning airstrikes, APA reports.
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The Israeli military said it hit targets across Gaza early on Tuesday, ending a weeks-long standoff over extending the ceasefire that halted fighting in January, with Palestinian health ministry officials reporting at least 100 dead, APA reports citing Reuters.
Strikes were reported in multiple locations, including northern Gaza, Gaza City and the Deir al-Balah, Khan Younis and Rafah in central and southern Gaza Strip. Palestinian health ministry officials said many of the dead were children.
The military, which said it hit dozens of targets, said the strikes would continue for as long as necessary and would extend beyond air strikes.
The attacks were far wider in scale than the regular series of drone strikes the Israeli military has said it has conducted against individuals or small groups of suspected militants and follows weeks of failed efforts to agree an extension to the truce agreed on January 19.
Hamas said Israel had overturned the ceasefire agreement, leaving the fate of 59 hostages still held in Gaza uncertain.
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