This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Alex Ritson, and at 14 hours GMT on Tuesday the 18th of March, these are our main stories.

More than 400 people are dead, according to Palestinian officials,

as Israeli warplanes bring an explosive end to the Gaza ceasefire.

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The Israeli military says it's continuing to strike targets belonging to Hamas and Islamic

jihad across the Gaza Strip.

The statement from the security agency and the Israel Defence Force said that in the past

hours they'd hit what were described as terrorist cells,

weapons stockpiles and additional military infrastructure.

The airstrikes across Gaza have killed more than 400 people, according to the Hamasran Health

Ministry. It said many of those who died were children. More than 600 people are reported

to have been injured. It's the largest

wave of airstrikes since the start of the ceasefire, which began on the 19th of January. Israel's

Foreign Ministry spokesman Oran Marmustine blamed Hamas, accusing it of repeatedly refusing to

extend the ceasefire and release the hostages. From this point forward, Israel will act against Hamas with increasing military intensity.

I want to talk about the suffering of the Israeli hostages.

529 days Israeli hostages are being chained, starved, abused and held in Hamas

...