Why Netanyahu chose to blow up the ceasefire and return to war – Mondoweiss

Israel announced resuming its military assault on the Gaza Strip early on Tuesday morning. The first wave of airstrikes killed over 400 Palestinians, including 130 children, and wounded more than 500, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that several families were completely wiped out in the assault.

The renewed offensive also targeted key figures in Gaza’s civil administrative authorities, which is part of a new strategy meant to…