Since the flimsy truce that Israel brokered on October 10 to end Gaza’s nearly 100 Palestinians and injure 230 others,
Israel’s army has repeatedly shot at unarmed Palestinians and bombed Gaza during a tense period of accusations and counteraccusations. The most recent claim was made on Sunday when it claimed Israel’s Rafah region had been attacked by Hamas fighters.
Since October 2023, Israel’s occupation of Gaza has resulted in the deaths of more than 68 000 people and the injuries of 170, 200 people, according to international organizations and a UN commission. Nearly 200 people were taken prisoner in Israel as a result of the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, a total of 1,139 people dying in Israel.
Who then violated the ceasefire? A ceasefire is still in effect, right? Do Palestinians finally receive aid and peace? What we are aware of is:
What transpired? Why was the ceasefire allegedly broken, people say?
Hamas had broken the agreement, according to the Israeli military, and two of its fighters had killed two Israeli soldiers in Rafah, according to a statement released on Sunday from the Israeli military.
The Gaza Strip was then subject to a “massive and extensive wave” of Israeli strikes.
The Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, claimed to be unaware of any clashes and that the Brigades had no relations with any Palestinian fighters there.
Hamas has also been accused of violating the ceasefire at this point.
Israel has claimed that Hamas is dragging its feet in returning the bodies of 28 of Gaza’s Israeli-caused captives.
Hamas has stated from the beginning that it requires extensive digging equipment to find and excavate all the bodies of Palestinians who are thought to have perished beneath the rubble of Israel’s bombing.
What conditions were included in the ceasefire?
The US released a 20-point proposal to end the September strike that was mediated by Qatar, Egypt, and Turkiye at the end of September.
The conditions include:
- a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel in Gaza
- Israel removing its ban on all aid entering Gaza and putting an end to its interference with its distribution
- Hamas is releasing all captives, whether they are alive or dead, from Gaza.
- Israel is releasing about 2, 000 Palestinian prisoners and those who have vanished.
- Hamas removing itself from Gaza’s governance, which would be in the hands of a technocratic regime.
- Israeli forces are slowly leaving Gaza.
- Hamas disarms under the agreement, with some members receiving amnesty and others receiving safe passage to other nations.
In its response, Hamas stated that leaving Gaza’s “independent Palestinian administration” would be the only way to release all captives.
The remaining demands on Hamas were, according to the statement, “addressed within an inclusive Palestinian national framework, of which we will be a part and to which we will contribute.”
Did Israel follow the instructions?
At least 97 Palestinians have been killed by Israel in Gaza, according to the Government Media Office in Gaza.
11 members of the Abu Shaaban family were killed when the Israeli military opened fire on a civilian vehicle on Friday in the Zeitoun neighborhood.
The family was attempting to get to their house with seven children and three women in the vehicle.
In Gaza on Sunday, Israel carried out airstrikes and attacks.
In northern Gaza’s Shujayea neighborhood on Monday, Israel claimed that the Palestinians “posed a threat” to Israeli soldiers after they crossed the unmarked “yellow line” behind which Israel’s army has pulled back. The Israeli army then killed several of them.
Israel also imposed restrictions on aid, keeping the Rafah crossing closed, and announcing to the UN on Tuesday that it would only permit 300 aid trucks, which is half of the deal’s size.
Hamas complied with the conditions, right?
Hamas released all 20 of the captives’ bodies, and it has also recovered and returned 12 of the captives’ bodies, despite accusing Israel of repeatedly violating the ceasefire.
Hamas reiterated its commitment to the ceasefire’s terms on Friday, but Hamas claimed recovery was challenging because of the volume of rubble Israel had created through its relentless bombing.
Hamas claimed that the project would be labor-intensive and impossible to guarantee without new equipment and external support.
More than 10,000 slain Palestinians are still stranded under debris and rubble across Gaza, according to Hamas’ efforts to retrieve their bodies.
Were people able to return home and get aid?
Really, no.
Nearly impossible for those who lived in those neighborhoods to determine the location of their homes has been the result of Israeli bombings that have destroyed entire neighborhoods.
Additionally, many people are afraid of the “invisible yellow line,” which includes those who don’t know whether their home is on the Israeli or Palestinian side of the yellow line.
The yellow line, according to a rough map, covers 58 percent of Gaza and is ultimately under Israeli control.
As Israel continues to obstruct humanitarian aid, food and resources are fatally lacking in the besieged area.
According to a loophole experts told Al Jazeera, the Israeli government did not promise to completely withdraw its forces from Gaza, saying it could maintain a buffer zone until there is no “resurgent terror threat.”
So, has the ceasefire been ended or is it still in effect?
The ceasefire is still in effect, according to US President Trump, who reiterated that US officials would make sure the situation was “very peaceful.”
The Israeli army reported that aid flow had also resumed following Sunday’s Israeli attacks, along with a ceasefire in Gaza.
Hamas has maintained that it will continue to work toward lasting peace and adheres to the ceasefire terms.
Source: Aljazeera
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