JERUSALEM, Oct 20, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Israeli forces dropped 153 tonnes 
(337,307 pounds) of bombs on targets in Gaza in response to what it said was 
a ceasefire breach by the Palestinian group Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin 
Netanyahu told parliament Monday.

"One of our hands holds a weapon, the other hand is stretched out for peace," 
Netanyahu told members of the Knesset. "You make peace with the strong, not 
the weak. Today Israel is stronger than ever before."

Israel said Sunday that it had launched a wave of air strikes against targets 
in Gaza after two of its soldiers were killed in an attack by Hamas. The 
Palestinian group denied any knowledge of the attack.