Gaza —
In a devastating escalation, Israel has once again violated the ceasefire agreement, launching 120 missile strikes across Gaza that killed 98 Palestinians and wounded more than 230, according to Qatari media reports. The attacks — among the deadliest since the latest truce — have plunged the region back into mourning and outrage.
Israeli forces claimed the strikes targeted Hamas military sites, yet the bombings leveled residential areas, killing scores of civilians, including women and children. In Khan Younis, missiles hit makeshift shelters for displaced families, while in Nuseirat Camp, dozens perished as homes collapsed under the bombardment.
Eyewitnesses described scenes of horror — entire families buried under rubble as rescue workers struggled to reach survivors amid continuous drone surveillance and air raids.
Despite the ongoing ceasefire, Israel’s actions have deepened Gaza’s humanitarian crisis. The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed that 45 people were killed since Monday morning alone.
Israel justified the attacks as a “response” to alleged assaults by Hamas fighters, but the group denied any involvement, accusing Israel of “seeking excuses to reignite war.”
Following the bombardment, the Israeli army announced that the ceasefire had been “reinstated” — an assertion many Palestinians dismissed as meaningless amid the continuing devastation.
Meanwhile, a senior Hamas delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya has arrived in Cairo to hold talks with Egyptian officials regarding the implementation of the Sharm el-Sheikh ceasefire deal.
The U.S. has also stepped up diplomatic engagement. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump advisor Jared Kushner, and Vice President J.D. Vance are due in Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to advance Washington’s Gaza peace framework.
Speaking aboard Air Force One, President Donald Trump said his brokered ceasefire “remains in place,” though he admitted uncertainty over Israel’s latest strikes:
“I don’t know if these attacks are justified — I’ll have to look into that.”
As smoke rises over Gaza and families mourn their dead, the fragile truce appears to hang by a thread — exposing once again the human cost of political defiance and the collapse of international accountability in the world’s most volatile conflict zone.
