Israeli fighter jets unleashed a wave of bombardment across the Gaza Strip through the night, ripping into a fragile truce that has mostly held since it came into effect in January. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu overnight laid the blame at Hamas's door for the renewal of his deadly aerial campaign.

ADDS NAME OF THE MAN - EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT.- Eyad Abu Jazar holds the body of a child he believed to be his nephew, who was also killed in Israeli army airstrikes, at the hospital morgue in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammad Jahjouh)

D EIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, saying it was striking dozens of Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a cease-fire took effect in January. Palestinian officials reported at least 44 deaths.