STRIKES CONTINUE IN GAZA
Regardless of Trump’s name for restraint, Israeli bombardment continued throughout Gaza.
“The loss of life toll from the continued Israeli bombardment since daybreak right this moment stands at 57, together with 40 in Gaza Metropolis alone,” mentioned Mahmud Bassal, a spokesman for the civil defence company, which operates below Hamas authority.
Witnesses mentioned airstrikes, artillery hearth and drone assaults persevered round Gaza Metropolis, the place Israeli forces have maintained heavy operations.
Mahmud al-Ghazi, a resident of the Al-Rimal neighbourhood, mentioned: “Israel has truly escalated its assaults since Trump’s name for a pause. Who will cease Israel now?”
The Israeli army warned residents to not return to Gaza Metropolis, calling it “extraordinarily harmful”. Israeli media reported the military had shifted to a defensive posture, although the army didn’t verify this.
POST-WAR PLANS FOR GAZA
A Hamas official mentioned Egypt would host a convention of Palestinian factions to debate Gaza’s post-war future.
Underneath Trump’s proposal, Hamas and different factions “is not going to have any function within the governance of Gaza.” The plan requires a ceasefire, the discharge of hostages inside 72 hours, a phased Israeli withdrawal, Hamas’s disarmament, and the creation of a technocratic transitional authority headed by Trump.
“One of the best factor is that President Trump himself introduced a ceasefire, and Netanyahu won’t be able to flee this time,” mentioned Sami Adas, a Gaza Metropolis resident dwelling in a tent together with his household.
The battle started with Hamas’s Oct 7, 2023 assault on Israel, which killed 1,219 individuals, principally civilians, in line with Israeli figures.
Israel’s retaliatory offensive has since killed at the very least 67,074 Palestinians, in line with Gaza’s well being ministry, whose information the UN considers dependable. Their figures don’t distinguish between civilians and combatants however point out that greater than half of the lifeless are girls and youngsters.
