International mediators are still continuing negotiations in hopes of securing another truce.
The week-long ceasefire between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip fell apart Friday morning with both Israel and the militant group blaming the other for the collapse of a truce that had allowed for the exchange of hundreds of hostages and prisoners, and the increased delivery of much-needed aid to civilians in the territory, The New York Times reports. Fighting resumed almost immediately around the truce’s expiration time. Just before 7 a.m. local time, Israel said it had intercepted a projectile fired from Gaza, and moments after the deadline passed, the state announced it would be restarting its military campaign.
