Far-right leader returns to Netanyahu’s cabinet after strikes pummel Gaza

Gaza’s health ministry said Tuesday’s strikes killed at least 409 people, including 173 children and 88 women

Fresh strikes by Israel have killed hundreds of people in Gaza (AP)

The leader of a far-right party has returned to Israel’s government as national security minister after a wave of strikes that killed more than 400 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Itamar Ben-Gvir had left Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition in January in protest over the ceasefire with Hamas, which was shattered by Israel’s bombardment on Tuesday.