Gaza/Jerusalem, March 18 -- The Israeli army conducted on Tuesday intense airstrikes on the northern and central Gaza Strip, marking the most violent escalation since the ceasefire, according to local sources and eyewitnesses.
Palestinian medical and security sources told Xinhua that Israeli warplanes launched raids of unprecedented scale, triggering successive explosions in several areas of northern and central Gaza.
The sources said that the Israeli army has killed over 200 Palestinians in the coastal enclave.
In an initial statement, the Palestinian Civil Defence said that Israeli aircraft targeted homes, mosques, schools and shelters, resulting in significant casualties.
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