Israel-Palestine Escalation
Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

Israeli Tanks Reportedly Open Fire on Abasan in Eastern Khan Yunis, Gaza

09:08, 18 March 2025
© AP Photo / Abdel Kareem Hana
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Israeli tanks opened fire on the eastern areas of the city of Abasan, which is located in the east of the Khan Yunis province; there is a massive shelling, Al Jazeera reported.
Sputnik
According to a statement by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel launched massive air strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas political bureau member Izzat al-Risheq said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to return to war means a death sentence for the Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip.
"Netanyahu's decision to return to war is a decision to sacrifice the prisoners of [Israel's] occupation and sentence them to death," al-Risheq said.
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Hamas earlier said Netanyahu had ended the ceasefire and exposed the hostages in the Gaza Strip to an "unknown fate."
The truce between Israel and Hamas officially ended on March 1, but hostilities have not resumed due to attempts by mediators to involve the parties in continuing negotiations on a settlement in Gaza.
The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday night had exceeded 326, according to the ministry of health, with hundreds injured.
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