Israel resumed its heavy bombardment of Gaza Tuesday and warned that Hamas "would pay the price" after the Islamic militant group rejected an Egyptian truce plan and instead unleashed more rocket barrages at the Jewish state, causing the first Israeli death in eight days of fighting.
In Gaza, 197 people were killed and more than 1,400 wounded so far, Palestinian health officials said, making it the deadliest confrontation between Israel and Hamas in just over five years.
The Israeli military said that after the cease-fire was to have gone into effect, Hamas had fired 123 rockets at Israel, one killing a civilian, the first Israeli fatality in the fighting.
Six hours after the truce was to have begun, and citing the persistent salvoes, Israel resumed attacks.
Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman in Gaza, said Israel had to meet the movement's demands before it lays down its weapons.
Hamas leaders have said any deal must include an end to Israel's blockade of Gaza and a recommitment to a truce reached in an eight-day war there in 2012 .
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