Israel announced a major expansion of military operations in Gaza on Wednesday, saying large areas of the enclave would be seized and added to its security zones.

Palestinians are uniformly horrified at the new bloodshed, which has brought the overall death toll in the territory to more than 50,000, according to the Gazan health ministry. Many Palestinians had only just returned to their homes after months of displacement and now have been forced to flee once more.

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The PRCS said a ninth colleague was still missing, adding that the targeting of medics “cannot be seen as anything other than a war crime.” Gaza’s Health Ministry asserted that some of the ...

The announcement marks the latest intensification of Israeli operations in Gaza since Israel broke a two-month ceasefire with Hamas last month and cut off supplies of food, fuel, humanitarian aid and medicine to the 2.

Israel resumed air strikes on Gaza last month, blaming Hamas for rejecting a US proposal to extend the ceasefire agreement. More than 600 Palestinians have since been killed, acco