Israeli officials told Axios they notified the Trump administration in advance of the airstrikes and briefed it on the objectives.

Israel said the early Tuesday attacks were launched after Hamas refused to release more hostages held in Gaza.

The fragile ceasefire in Gaza ended on Tuesday local time as Israel launched a massive wave of airstrikes against Hamas across the strip. The ceasefire agreement had been signed two months ago, pausing the bloodiest war fought by Israel since its independence in 1948.