Israel's Netanyahu vows to continue war with Hamas 'until all aims achieved'

Summary

• Israel resumed its deadly offensive against Hamas in Gaza on Friday, accusing the militant group of violating the seven-day truce just before its expiration.
• Since the ceasefire ended, at least 193 Palestinians have been killed, many of them women and children, and hundreds have been wounded, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said.

• Deputy Hamas chief Saleh Al-Arouri told the pan-Arab Al Jazeera TV on Saturday there would be no more prisoner exchanges until there was a ceasefire in Gaza, adding the hostages still held by Hamas were Israeli soldiers and civilian men who had previously served in the Israeli army. He said they would not be freed unless there was a ceasefire and all Palestinian detainees were also released

• Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Saturday the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip would continue "until we achieve all its aims", including returning all Israeli hostages and eliminating the Islamist movement.

• Israel said it has struck more than 400 Hamas targets.
• 137 hostages are still being held in Gaza, Israel said, after 110 were released during the ceasefire when they were swapped for 240 Palestinians who were imprisoned by Israel.

• Prime Minister Binyamin netanyahu's office said Saturday Israel was pulling its Mossad negotiators out of Qatar, which is mediating efforts to secure a renewed pause in the Israel-Hamas war, "following the impasse in the negotiations".

• Palestinian human rights groups refused to meet the International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan on Saturday, accusing him of favouring Israeli accusations of rights abuses over longstanding Palestinian charges.

• The White House said it believes Israel will allow humanitarian aid trucks to enter Gaza again, but that the number of deliveries will likely be reduced to dozens per day.
• Hamas attacked southern Israeli communities on October 7, killing 1,200 people and taking about 240 hostages, according to the Israeli government. Since then, more than 15,200 people, including about 6,000 children, have been killed in Israel's ensuing assault on the Gaza Strip, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry said.