Deadly strikes pound Gaza as Israel PM vows to ramp up pressure

Israel continued its air strikes on Gaza, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's promise to increase pressure on Hamas as hopes faded for a US-announced ceasefire plan. Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh accused Israel of deliberately undermining negotiations for a truce and hostage release deal because it did not want to end the war.

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