Ghazi Hamad, deputy foreign minister for Hamas, insisted Israel left them with no option but violence and boasted of their slaughter of 1,400 Israelis.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected calls for a cease-fire and again vowed to crush Hamas’ ability to govern Gaza or threaten Israel following its bloody Oct. 7 rampage.
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) A flurry of Israeli airstrikes Tuesday on a refugee camp near Gaza City leveled apartment buildings, leaving craters where they