- Hamas accuses Israel of violating ceasefire
- Hamas kills Israeli soldier, IDF takes planes and tanks to the ground, attacks continue all night
- Palestinian death toll in Gaza nears 70,000, but peace still elusive
The ceasefire in Gaza appears to have ended. After Israel claims that Hamas killed one of its soldiers, Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered the Israeli army to strike Gaza with full force. In the last 12 hours, 104 people have been killed and 253 injured in airstrikes and tank attacks. 46 of the dead are children.
Given the severity of the injuries sustained by the injured, it would not be surprising if the death toll rises. On the other hand, Hamas said that we are respecting the ceasefire agreement. We have not taken any Israeli soldier, moreover, Israel has violated this ceasefire.
The Israeli attack has put the ceasefire in danger. The entire Gaza city was shaken by the Israeli airstrikes and tank bombardment that continued all night. An Israeli spokesman said that Hamas has violated the ceasefire agreement by not returning the remains of our hostages and by attacking us. The Israeli army has recovered the bodies of about 51 hostages during the two-year war in Gaza. The bodies of 13 hostages are still to be returned in Gaza.
The death toll of Palestinians in Gaza has approached 70,000. However, peace is still far from being achieved.
According to Al Jazeera, a total of 211 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since the ceasefire that came into effect on October 10. Hamas says it is struggling to recover bodies in war-torn Gaza. It cannot find them so quickly. Hamas said it had recovered the body of another hostage, but has postponed handing over his body due to the Israeli attack.
A ceasefire in Gaza was agreed on October 10. The agreement was made under US President Trump’s 20-point plan. It is to be implemented in several phases, but the ceasefire has been clouded by a renewed flare-up of fighting in Gaza.
