The U.S. is extremely concerned that an Israeli operation in southern Gaza would lead to significantly more civilian casualties.

Israel’s war with Hamas resumed after a weeklong truce expired, with each side blaming the other for the resurgence of hostilities

Israeli fighter jets hit targets in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired on Friday, signaling that the war with Hamas has resumed in full force

Israel has recalled its team of negotiators from Qatar after reaching a "dead end" in talks aimed at securing a fresh pause in fighting. Follow for live updates.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken blamed Hamas for the collapse of a temporary cease fire with Israel on Friday. Before the pause in fighting in the Gaza Strip ended, he said, the group had reneged on commitments it made in terms of hostage releases,

The cease-fire between Israel and the terror group Hamas is over. Heavy clashes are reported in different areas along the Gaza Strip. The Israel Defense Forces blamed Hamas for violating the terms of the truce,

Much of Gaza has been left a wasteland since Israel began its military campaign. CNN’s Ben Wedeman speaks to people living there, who are struggling to survive.

Israel said that it had renewed combat operations in Gaza and that Hamas had fired toward Israeli territory, as a weeklong truce expired early Friday morning. The resumption of fighting came as mediators engaged in intense negotiations with the two sides in which Hamas didn’t provide a list of hostage names needed for the cease-fire extension,