The Israeli military has said it has begun a wave of air strikes on southern Gaza as the precarious ceasefire comes under threat. The army said it’s conducting a “massive and extensive wave” of air strikes on dozens of targets in blatant violation of Trump’s Gaza plan.
This comes as Israel claimed that its forces were attacked in Rafah, while Hamas reaffirmed its commitment to the ceasefire agreement. At least 51 people have been killed throughout the Strip since the ceasefire came into effect 11 days ago. Since Sunday morning, the Gaza Civil Defence says several Israeli air strikes have killed at least 11 people across the devastated enclave.
Al-Qassam Brigades stated that it is fully committed to “implementing all agreed-upon terms, especially the ceasefire across all areas of the Gaza Strip”.
“We have no knowledge of any incidents or clashes taking place in the Rafah area, as it is part of the red zones under the occupation’s control. Communication has been completely cut off with the remaining units of ours there since the resumption of the war in March of this year. We have no information on whether they have been martyred or are still alive since that time.”
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich wrote in a post on his official social media accounts: “War!”, calling for a resumption of the genocidal war in Gaza. Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is also calling on Netanyahu to return to attacks on Gaza.
Meanwhile, Hamas rejected a statement from the United States State Department in which it cited “credible reports” indicating the Palestinian group would imminently violate the ceasefire deal with Israel.
Hamas said the US allegations were false and “fully align with the misleading Israeli propaganda and provide cover for the continuation of the occupation’s crimes and organised aggression” against the Palestinians in Gaza.
The US State Department had claimed that Hamas is planning an attack against civilians in Gaza “in grave violation of the ceasefire” and called on the mediating nations to demand that the group uphold its obligations under the US-backed peace deal.
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