JAKARTA - Israel's Defense Minister, Israel Katz, said his country's army was intensifying attacks from the air, land, and sea in Gaza to pressure Hamas to release the remaining hostages.
After two months of relative calm, Gazans fled again to flee after Israel effectively canceled the ceasefire, launching an all-new air and land operation against the dominant Palestinian militant group in Gaza, Hamas.
Katz said the more Hamas continued to refuse to release the remaining Israeli hostages, the more territory would be lost.
As reported by Reuters on Friday, March 21, Katz said the military would increase attacks from the air, sea, and land as well as expand ground operations until the hostages were released and Hamas were eventually defeated.
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The first day of airstrikes resumed on Tuesday killed more than 400 Palestinians, one of the deadliest days of the war that has lasted for 17 months.
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