CNN —Israel’s military said it was resuming combat operations in Gaza on Friday morning after the temporary truce with Hamas that had paved the way for hostage releases broke down.
The hard-negotiated temporary truce, which began last Friday, was extended by two days following the release of some captives held by Hamas.
The truce brought temporary respite to the besieged enclave of Gaza, which had been relentlessly pounded by Israel’s military since the Hamas attack.
As the truce expiration loomed, both Israel and Hamas indicated they were prepared for fighting to resume.
Under the terms of the truce deal, Israel has to free three Palestinians for every Israeli hostage released.
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