Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip is expanding to seize “large areas,” the defense minister said, while officials ...

And Hamas says the airstrikes killed five of its senior leaders. Now, the strikes are the most intensive violence since a tenuous ceasefire began in January between Israel and Hamas as they negotiated ...

said Israel was striking Hamas' military, leaders and infrastructure and planned to expand the operation beyond air attacks. The official accused Hamas of attempting to rebuild and plan new attacks.