Israel resumes the attacks in Gaza after the ceasefire talks with Hamas

Analysts said on Tuesday that Israel’s attacks overnight on Gaza did not stop an immediate ground invasion, indicating that its leaders may wait for Hamas’s reaction before returning to the wild war on a large scale.

Israeli strikes, which health officials said, followed more than 250 people, weeks of non -fruitful negotiations to extend the country’s truce with Hamas. The talks stopped after Israel pushed Hamas to launch large numbers of hostages, a step that Hamas was not unwilling to present without assurance that Israel would allow it to stay in power in Gaza after the war ended.

Analysts said that the nature of Israel’s strikes on Tuesday morning indicated that its leadership was trying to force Hamas to settle in those talks, which is a deadly and risky tactic that could still lead to a full war.

“By focusing on missile strikes instead of ground operations, Israel is seeking to” push Hamas to show more flexibility. “

“Personally, I do not think that Hamas is likely to be ready to give up its red lines,” said Mr. Milstein. “I am completely concerned that we are within a few days, we will find ourselves in a limited war of attrition: ongoing air strikes, but there is no willingness from Hamas to give up.”

Six hours after the bombing began, Hamas did not launch again – either because its military capabilities had deteriorated during the previous stages of the war, or because it sought to avoid a stronger response than Israel.

But he did not show any general signs of retreat in negotiations. In a statement, Hamas condemned the strikes, saying that Israel condemned the hostile hostages in Gaza to an “unknown fate” and claiming to be “completely responsible for the violation of the agreement.”

Bizalil Sottic, the right -wing finance of Israel, said in a statement that Israel’s goal is to “destroy Hamas”, expressing his hope that the new attacks will develop into a “completely different operation from what has been done so far.”

But in its official statement, which announced the resumption of heavy military action, the Israeli government was more cautious. He avoided any mention of the time the operation will continue, or whether it would include the type of ground invasion required to force Hamas from power. By mid -morning, the Israeli army ordered Palestinian civilians to leave two areas near the borders of Israel Gaza, but it did not stop saying that it was deploying forces and tanks there.

Sheikh Ahmed Al -Gharraf The reports contributed.