Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Tuesday that fresh Israeli strikes that have killed hundreds of Palestinians were not a "one-day attack" and that the military operation in Gaza would continue in the coming days.

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.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the renewed strikes were 'only the beginning” and vowed to maintain military pressure until Hamas releases hostages.