Israel’s renewed military offensive in the Gaza Strip threatens to be even deadlier and more destructive than the last, as it pursues wider aims with far fewer constraints.

Israel has warned that its latest onslaught in Gaza is "just the beginning" as its forces pound the enclave with deadly airstrikes and launch new ground operations.

The White House said Israel consulted with it before launching widespread airstrikes on Gaza that killed at least 400 on Tuesday.

The government of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has voted to dismiss Ronen Bar, the chief of Israel’s Shin Bet internal security service.

The Israeli government unanimously approved early on Friday a proposal from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dismiss Shin Bet head Ronen Bar, the prime minister's office said. "Ronen Bar will conclude his duties on April 10 or when a permanent ISA Director is appointed – whichever comes first,

Hamas fired rockets at Israel from Gaza Thursday, the militant group’s first response to Israel’s renewed offensive in the Strip that shattered the two-month-old ceasefire.

Hamas fired multiple unsuccessful rockets into Israel on Thursday in retaliation for the Israeli military’s resumption of ground operations inside Gaza this week. The Israeli air force intercepted one of three Hamas-fired rockets,

The Israeli military expanded its ground offensive in Gaza, and killed at least 80 Palestinians in a new wave of strikes Thursday. Hamas fired its first rockets since Israel broke a recent ceasefire.

Israel's ceasefire-breaking airstrikes threw hospitals back into chaos in what the U.N. calls one of the largest single-day child death tolls in the last year.

Israeli strikes killed at least 10 Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday (March 19), local health workers said, as the Israeli military resumed its bombardments and issued new orders for residents to evacuate combat zones.