Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Gaza Strip, during a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in this handout obtained by Reuters on November 26, 2023. Avi Ohayon/GPO/Handout via REU

Israel said it’s resumed combat against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, after a week-long truce between the two sides ended on Friday morning.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Hamas did not agree to release further hostages, infringing on terms of a truce, and that Israel remained committed to achieving its objectives as fighting resumed in the Gaza Strip.

Mughrabi, Mohammad Salem and Humeyra Pamuk GAZA/TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's military said it had resumed combat against Hamas in Gaza on Friday after accusing the Palestinian militant group of violating a seven-day temporary truce by firing towards Israeli territory.

Israeli leaders have come out strongly against a permanent cease-fire, in a demonstration of how the government is caught between Israelis’ conflicting desires to eradicate Hamas and bring home some 200 people captured on Oct.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said fighting will continue in Gaza once hostage negotiations are completed.