Here are the key developments as Israel continues to disregard international appeals to end the conflict and civilian fatalities.
Israeli airstrikes
Since the cease-fire broke out on Friday (Israel Hamas war), the Israeli army has proceeded to strike various sites around the Gaza Strip, killing hundreds of Palestinians. So far, at least 15,207 Palestinians, including 6,150 children, have been slain (Israel Hamas war).
More than 30 Palestinians were slain in the southern towns of Khan Younis and Rafah alone on Sunday morning. Since Friday,(Israel Hamas war), Israel has carried out around 600 air attacks. The Israeli army has ordered residents of some Khan Younis neighborhoods to move to safer regions. The warning was sent via a new evacuation system that splits Gaza into several tiny sections with the declared goal of minimizing civilian losses (Israel Hamas war).
Israel looks ready to escalate its ground attack on southern Gaza. This, along with the devastating aircraft attacks, has left Palestinians wondering where to seek refuge.
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Hamas fired the most missiles from Gaza since the truce expired, striking various locations in (Israel Hamas war) Israeli territory in the south, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem. The majority of them were intercepted.
According to the Times of Israel, an Israeli official acknowledged Israel’s plan to establish a buffer zone on the Palestinian side of the Gaza border to avoid further assaults after the conflict.
Diplomacy
- Late Saturday (Israel Hamas war), Israel returned the Mossad group it had sent to Qatar to negotiate, citing a “impasse” in the discussions.
- According to a Hamas spokesperson, discussions on prisoner swaps have ended and will not begin until Israel (Israel Hamas war) ceases its strikes and returns all Palestinian captives.
- United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that his experience directing troops against ISIL (ISIS) taught him that “you can only win in urban warfare by protecting civilians.” He went on to say that Washington “will continue to be Israel’s closest friend in the world (Israel Hamas war).”
- “There is no lasting security for Israel (Israel Hamas war) in the region if its security is achieved at the cost of Palestinian lives,” said French President Emmanuel Macron, who is in Doha to assist mediate a ceasefire.
- On Saturday, Karim Khan, the head prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), traveled to Israel and the occupied West Bank. Palestinian rights organizations protested Khan’s visit, questioning why he did not visit refugee camps in Gaza under Israeli assault.
Humanitarian assistance and the West Bank
According to the UN, humanitarian supplies to Gaza have been “largely halted” since Israeli assaults commenced on Friday. It further said that there have been relatively limited deliveries of flour in communities south of Wadi Gaza in recent days.
The UN, citing statistics from the Gaza Electricity Distribution Company, has also said that the beleaguered territory has been without power since October 11. Palestinians continue to face water scarcity.Israeli incursions have also continued in the West Bank. On Sunday morning, a 21-year-old Palestinian man was shot dead in Qalqilya, in the occupied territories, where more than 250 Palestinians have been slain since October 7.
Israel Hamas war updates: 100s dead in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours
- According to the director-general of the Gaza Government Media Office, more than 700 Palestinians have been murdered in Gaza in the past 24 hours.
- According to Hamas, captive-prisoner exchange discussions will not resume until the (Israel Hamas war) Israeli offensive in Gaza is over.
- On Saturday (Israel Hamas war), Israel withdrew its negotiators from Qatar, claiming that Hamas had broken the conditions of the cease-fire agreement.
- Since October 7, at least 15,500 Palestinians have been murdered in Gaza. The official death toll in Israel is about 1,200 (Israel Hamas war).