Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, meanwhile, report finding it harder to find food amid bakery closures. Israel says enough food entered Gaza during a six-week ceasefire with Hamas to sustain the territory’s roughly 2 million Palestinians for “a long period of time.”

Gaza’s fragile ceasefire was shattered early Tuesday as Israel carried out deadly strikes across the enclave and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to use “increasing military strength” against Hamas.

About six in 10 adults say it's "extremely" or "very" important to negotiate permanent ceasefires, a new AP-NORC poll found.

Officials in Hamas-ruled Gaza say the new Israeli assault has killed more than 400 people, as Israel accuses Hamas of refusing to extend the ceasefire.

An Israeli airstrike killed four people in Beirut early Tuesday, the Lebanese health ministry said, rocking an already shaky ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

With talks having failed to bridge differences over terms to extend the ceasefire, the military resumed its air assaults on Gaza.

Over the past week, the Israeli military has pushed back into Rafah, launching air and artillery strikes, sending troops into several neighborhoods, and forcing Palestinians who had recently returned under a cease-fire to flee once again.

Israel has rejected Egypt's plan for a Gaza truce and the release of up to six hostages, sources familiar with the matter told The National on Monday. Egyptian and Qatari mediators were told by Israeli negotiators that they instead remained committed to proposals by President Donald Trump's envoy that make no mention of a permanent ceasefire or an