<article data-history-node-id="430442" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-dropped-153-tonnes-bombs-gaza-sunday-says-netanyahu" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-dropped-153-tonnes-bombs-gaza-sunday-says-netanyahu" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel dropped 153 tonnes of bombs on Gaza on Sunday, says Netanyahu</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli forces dropped 153 tonnes (337,307 pounds) of bombs on Gaza on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told parliament. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>"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&nbsp;Israel&nbsp;is stronger than ever before."</p> <p>Israel&nbsp;said that it had launched a wave of air strikes in Gaza because two of its soldiers were killed in an alleged Hamas attack. The Palestinian group has denied any knowledge of the attack.</p> <p>At least 45 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces over the past 48 hours.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>