What to know why Israel launched dozens of attacks in Gaza, increasing the fears of total war

Tel Aviv, Israel (AP) – The relative calm of a El Alto el Fuego between Israel and Hamas He arrived at an abrupt on Tuesday, when Israel launched dozens of attacks in objectives through the gaza strip. Palestinian hospital officials say that more than 320 people have been killed, including women and children. Israel says that the operation is open and is expected to expand, which increases the fear of the 17 -month -old war.

This is what you should know about how the strikes arose and what could come later.

What happened to the Fire High?

The high the fire agreed in mid -January was a three -phase plan, the first of which ended two weeks ago. Israel resisted entering substantive negotiations in the second phase, which were destined to lead a long -term fire, a complete Israeli withdrawal of Gaza and the return of all hostages taken by Hamas in his attack on October 7, 2023 against Israel that began the war.

The fire was supposed to continue while the conversations about the second phase continued, according to the agreement reached after more than a year of negotiations mediated by the United States, Egypt and Qatar.

During the first phase, Hamas returned to 25 hostages and the remains of eight others in exchange for the release of almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. The Israeli forces also retired to the damping areas within Gaza, and hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians returned to northern Gaza. No more hostages were requested by virtue of the agreement until the second phase.

Hundreds of help trucks had entered daily. But two weeks ago Israel cuts all foods, medications, fuel, electricity and other supplies to the territory about 2 million people to press Hamas to Accept a new proposal.

The new plan would require Hamas to publish half of its remaining hostages, the main negotiation chip of the militant group, in exchange for an extension of high fire and a promise to negotiate a lasting truce. Israel did not mention the release of more Palestinian prisoners, a key component of the first phase.

Hamas rejected the new proposal, accusing Israel to try to sabotage the existing agreement.

Is the fire ended?

Unless the mediators intervene, Israel’s surprise attack could mean a complete return to the fight in a 17 -month war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and caused generalized destruction through Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has repeatedly threatened to resume war, said he ordered the strikes due to Hamas’ rejection of the new proposal. He said Israel “will act, from now on, against Hamas with an augmented military force.”

The White House said he had been consulted and expressed his support for Israel’s actions.

Hamas accused Netanyahu to re -alter the high fire agreement and expose to the remaining hostages “to an unknown destiny.” In a statement, he asked the mediators to hold Israel “completely to violate and cancel the agreement.”

The attack came during the Sacred Muslim month of Ramadan. There have been no great fighting in Gaza since the Alto El Fuego seized January 19, but Israeli attacks have killed dozens of Palestinians that the military said they had entered into unauthorized areas, involved in militant activities or have violated the truce.

What is Netanyahu’s situation?

Netanyahu has comes under growing domestic pressurewith massive protests planned for its handling of the hostage crisis and its decision to fire the head of the Israel Internal Security Agency.

The hostage families that are still celebrated in Gaza expressed concern on Tuesday for their loved ones. “We are shocked, angry and terrified by the deliberate dismantling of the process to return our loved ones from the terrible captivity of Hamas,” said the forum of Families of Hosges.

But Netanyahu has also faced demands from its hard line allies so as not to allow any treatment in Gaza that does not reach the destruction of Hamas. Negotiations with Hamas in a second phase could have exerted pressure on commitments on how Gaza will be governed in the future.

Netanyahu needs to fulfill a period of end of the month to approve a budget or its government will collapse and the country would be forced to the early elections. He has fought to reach an agreement with the partners of the coalition. Resuming the war could attract former Itamar Ben-Gvir cabinet minister, and give the prime minister additional support to what is expected to be a tight vote.

Netanyahu’s critics have also alleged their dismissal from the head of the Security Agency and a series of other dismissals are part of a broader campaign aimed at undermining independent government institutions.

They say he is doing this to maintain power while In trial for alleged corruption and face public pressure to accept its own responsibility for political failures in the period prior to Hamas’s surprise attack on October 7, 2023.

What else is happening?

A resumption of the fight in Gaza could have repercussions around the region.

The hutis rebels backed by Iran de Yemen denounced the Israeli strikes, saying “the Palestinian people will not remain alone in this battle”, indicating a possible resumption of the strikes of the Hutíes in the shipment in the Red Sea and the Gulfo of Aden.

The United States launched a new air attack during the weekend aimed at Hutis in Yemen in retaliation for their attacks against shipping. At least 53 people were reported murdered. mineral.

President of the United States Donald Trump Monday warned that Iran “Suffer the consequences” For any additional huti attacks, threatening to further expand the conflict.

Gaza’s new violence could also shake the fire that Israel reached with Hezbollah in November, which stopped months of mortal fire exchanges on the border with Israeli-Leííno.

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Rising reported from Bangkok. The writers of Associated Press Lee Keath at Cairo Josef Federman in Jerusalam and Jon Gumbrell in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, contributed to this report.