Israel’s Netanyahu says fighting resumes after Hamas violated outline of truce

he Israeli military resumed fighting against Hamas in Gaza after the militant group broke the outline of the truce, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement released from his office Friday.

Hamas “didn’t respect its obligation to release today all the abducted women and launched rockets toward the citizens of Israel,” Netanyahu said.

With the return of the combat mission, the “government of Israel is obliged to accomplish the targets of the fighting,” according to the prime minister.

He said those targets are “to release the hostages, to liquidate Hamas” and to ensure the citizens of Israel are never again threatened by an attack from Gaza.