The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, said that the violent Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip at dawn left horrific scenes of civilians killed, including children, calling for a return to the ceasefire agreement.

"Horrific scenes of civilians killed in Gaza, including children, after waves of violent Israeli bombing overnight," Lazzarini added in a post on his X account on Tuesday.

He explained that Israel's resumption of its genocidal war on Gaza "increases the suffering and despair," adding, "A ceasefire must be restored."

At dawn on Tuesday, Israel suddenly resumed its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, with a major military escalation that encompassed most of the Strip and targeted civilians during the pre-dawn meal.

The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 326 Palestinian martyrs and more than 440 wounded, including those in "very critical" condition, had arrived at hospitals in the Strip, "as a result of the multiple attacks and massacres perpetrated by the Israeli occupation since the early hours of this morning in the Gaza Strip."

The ministry explained that there are still a number of victims under the rubble and efforts are underway to recover them.

This attack represents the largest violation of the ceasefire agreement brokered by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States last January.

This new aggression adds to a long series of Israeli attacks targeting the Gaza Strip, exacerbating the humanitarian tragedy and deepening the crisis facing Palestinians in Gaza under the ongoing siege and aggression.

Israel resumed its war of extermination amid an extremely difficult humanitarian and living situation, and a fuel shortage in all governorates of the Gaza Strip due to its closure of the crossings.