India, March 18 -- A senior Hamas official said Israel is unilaterally ending the Gaza ceasefire agreement after a series of Israeli strikes that killed dozens of Palestinians, according to medics cited in reports.

Senior Hamas security official Mahmoud Abu Watfa was killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, Reuters quoted Hamas media.

According to medics cited by the news agency, at least 100 Palestinians, including several children, were killed and dozens of others were wounded in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza strip.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel Security Agency said in a joint statement that they were conducting extensive strikes on targets belonging to Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

White House was consulted by Israel in Gaza str...