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

Humanitarian aid is returning to Gaza, but not through the Rafah crossing.

A column of smoke rises over Khan Younis, following an Israeli attack in the southern Gaza Strip.
ARA
20/10/2025
2 min

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–, 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 to rise to 97.

This morning's attack occurred in the Tuffah neighborhood, in the east of Gaza City and next to the "yellow line" that delimits 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 shot and killed more than 40 people, claiming that 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 this second area, Al Jazeera journalists deployed on the ground claim that Israel has carried out artillery attacks.

After days in which Tel Aviv had been carrying out targeted attacks against Palestinians despite the agreement, yesterday clashes between the army and Palestinian militants resulted in two dead soldiers. The trigger was reportedly a clash between Hamas and rival Palestinian militias financed by Israel in southern Gaza. The Israeli army reportedly intervened to protect these militias, and a clash with Hamas broke out, which Israel used as an argument to again bomb several points in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli air force launched a wave of bombings that particularly affected the Khan Yunis area and left at least 36 dead, including several children.

The entry of humanitarian aid has partially resumed on Monday morning, 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 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.

Compliance with the ceasefire

Meanwhile, US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, arrived in Tel Aviv this morning. They are Washington's lead negotiators overseeing the ceasefire plan in Gaza and are expected to meet with members of Benjamin Netanyahu's government to discuss compliance with the truce. According to Israeli television channel N12, the visit will include meetings with senior Israeli officials, as well as mediators from Egypt and Qatar. For their part, Gaza authorities claim that Israel has violated the ceasefire agreement at least 80 times.

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