'War will continue until hostages return, Hamas is disarmed': Israeli political analyst

At least 342 Palestinians have been killed as Israel launched a massive assault on Gaza, shattering the fragile two-month-old ceasefire with Hamas.

Hamas, which governs Gaza, said it viewed Israel’s attacks as a unilateral cancellation of the ceasefire that began on January 19.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered the military to take “strong action” against Hamas over its refusal to release captives taken from Israel or agree to offers to extend the ceasefire.

Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh is monitoring developments from the Jordanian capital Amman, because Israel and the Palestinian Authority have both suspended Al Jazeera's operations in the occupied West Bank.

Yoni Ben-Menachem is a political analyst on Israel - Middle East affairs. He says Hamas is the only barrier to progress in the ceasefire deal.

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