Israel has killed nearly 100 Palestinians in Gaza since the ceasefire.

BarcelonaIsrael and Donald Trump claimed Sunday night that the ceasefire "remains in effect," but its fragility is palpable in every corner of the Strip. After a few hours of rupture yesterday, Sunday—during which Israel launched a new wave of bombings on the enclave and suspended the entry of aid. Humanitarian aid–, this morning the Israeli army shot dead two Palestinians in Gaza City. With these two new victims, the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli actions since the ceasefire began has reached 97.

Hamas handed over the body of another hostage this Monday, the thirteenth it has returned so far. The Islamist organization argues that they are very difficult to locate due to the destructive conditions in the Strip, but Israel considers this an excuse to violate the ceasefire. It justified the blockage of humanitarian aid due to Hamas's delays in handing over the bodies of the 28 hostages, which were to be handed over in this first phase according to the agreement.

Donald Trump has spoken along the same lines, calling on Hamas militants to abide by the terms of the peace plan he is promoting for Gaza, warning that otherwise they could be "eradicated." "We have peace in the Middle East for the first time in history; we have made an agreement with Hamas that they will get along and be nice. And if they don't, we will come and eradicate them," the US president threatened.

But Israel has not adhered to the terms of the agreement either. This morning, its men shot two people in the Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City, near the "yellow line" that marks the area where Israeli troops withdrew in the first phase of the ceasefire. The army confirmed that two incidents occurred in the Shujaiya neighborhood (also in the east of the capital and bordering Tuffah), in which people crossed the "yellow line" and, in response, its troops opened fire on them "to eliminate the threat," they said in a statement. Since the ceasefire began, the Israeli army has killed more than 40 people, claiming they posed an "immediate threat" because they were in areas close to the "yellow line."

Explosions were also heard in Khan Yunis, in the south of the Strip, and in Deir al-Balah, in the center. In the latter area, Al Jazeera journalists deployed on the ground claim that Israel has carried out artillery attacks.

After days in which Tel Aviv had carried out targeted attacks against Palestinians despite the agreement, clashes between the army and Palestinian militants on Sunday left two soldiers dead. The trigger was reportedly a clash between Hamas and rival Palestinian militias funded by Israel in southern Gaza. The Israeli army reportedly intervened to protect these militias, and a clash with Hamas ensued, which Israel used as an excuse to bomb several locations in the Gaza Strip again. The Israeli air force launched a wave of bombing raids that particularly affected the Khan Yunis area and left at least 36 dead, including several children.

JD Vance in Israel

This Monday morning, the entry of humanitarian aid was partially resumed, after Israel suspended its passage yesterday in retaliation for an alleged Hamas attack in the southern Gaza Strip. The Kerem Shalom border crossing in the southeast and other points for the access of humanitarian aid have been reopened, but the army continues to prevent trucks from passing through the Rafah crossing. "Following a directive from the political echelon, the Rafah crossing will remain closed to the movement of people until further notice," reads a statement from Cogat, the Israeli military agency that manages civil affairs in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Precisely to address compliance with the ceasefire, the United States special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner—Washington's main negotiators—traveled to Tel Aviv today and met with Benjamin Netanyahu. While they did not report the content of the conversation, they did announce that US Vice President JD Vance, accompanied by his wife, will also visit Israel on Tuesday to meet with the Israeli prime minister. Despite recent breaches, US pressure reportedly helped prevent the agreement from completely derailing, and for now, talks on the second phase of the plan are expected to continue.