More than 200 Palestinians were killed in overnight Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-ruled enclave's Ministry of Health said, as Hamas accused Israel of violating a fragile ceasefire deal.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he had ordered the aerial attacks after Hamas’s “repeated refusal” to release the remaining hostages it holds. “This is just the beginning,” he said.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel launched new strikes against Hamas and promised "increasing military force" after talks on further hostage releases stalled, Israel's Office of the Prime Minister said Monday.