ISRAEL UPS THREATS AFTER CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT APPEARS TO FAIL

“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to escalate Israel’s operations in Gaza after Hamas balked at an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire, saying it had not been consulted on its terms.” The Israeli government notified people of the ceasefire via text message. Here’s how the Iron Dome changes negotiations with Hamas. And don’t miss the Times' feature on what it’s like to build a life in the embattled Gaza Strip.

File photo: Smoke from rockets fired toward Israel from near Gaza City on Tuesday. Credit Thomas Coex/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

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