Israel Continues Airstrikes Killing Over 240 Palestinians Despite Ceasefire in Gaza

Israel Continues Airstrikes Killing Over 240 Palestinians Despite Ceasefire in Gaza

08 November, 202515 sources compared
War on Gaza

Key Points from 15 News Sources

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    Israeli airstrikes and demolitions continue in Gaza despite the ceasefire, killing over 240 Palestinians.

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    Israel and Hamas have exchanged the bodies of hundreds of Palestinians and Israeli hostages since October 10.

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    Gaza hospitals face challenges identifying bodies due to limited DNA testing resources amid ongoing casualties.

Full Analysis Summary

Gaza Conflict Ceasefire Impact

Israel continued airstrikes and demolitions across Gaza despite a declared ceasefire, killing over 240 Palestinians after the truce took effect.

Azat TV reported that entire neighborhoods in Rafah were devastated.

Al-Jazeera Net detailed Israeli army strikes in Khan Younis, Gaza City, and Rafah, causing heavy damage to UNRWA facilities.

CHAT News Today stated that Gaza hospitals received bodies and injured individuals from ongoing Israeli strikes despite the ceasefire.

Local Western outlets simultaneously reported a soaring overall death toll of over 68,000 to 69,000 Palestinians, rising as bodies were recovered during the ceasefire period.

Daily Sabah added that Israeli attacks have killed nearly 69,000 people, mostly women and children, underscoring the scale of civilian harm even under a truce.

Coverage Differences

Tone

Local Western outlets EverythingGP and WHEC describe a 'fragile' ceasefire that is 'holding' while focusing on exchanges, whereas West Asian and Other sources (Al-Jazeera Net, Azat TV) foreground that Israel kept launching airstrikes and demolitions despite the truce and describe devastation to UNRWA facilities and neighborhoods.

Missed information

Azat TV specifies that over 240 Palestinians were killed after the ceasefire began, a concrete post-truce toll not provided by the Local Western sources; Al-Jazeera Net uniquely highlights UNRWA facility damage from Israeli strikes, which is absent from the Local Western framing.

Narrative

CHAT News Today and Al-Jazeera Net directly attribute renewed deaths and injuries to ongoing Israeli strikes during the ceasefire, while WHEC frames it as 'violence has continued, including Israeli strikes on militants,' softening emphasis on civilian impact.

Hostage and Body Exchanges in Gaza

The truce depends on the exchange of bodies, which continued even as Israel maintained its bombing campaign.

Daily Sabah reports that Hamas released the remains of 23 hostages, while five are still being held.

Israel returned 300 Palestinian bodies in exchange.

The Middle East Monitor states that the Red Cross facilitated the transfer of 15 Palestinian bodies to Nasser Hospital on November 8.

This transfer highlights a 15-for-1 exchange formula, also noted by the South China Morning Post and EverythingGP.

Gaza’s severely damaged forensic facilities leave families without answers about their loved ones.

ETV Bharat reports that only 89 bodies have been identified so far.

The Middle East Monitor adds that many of the returned bodies show signs of mistreatment and arrived without identification.

Coverage Differences

Contradiction

Counts and status diverge: Daily Sabah says '23 hostages' remains' released with 'five still held,' while Evrim Ağacı reports '21 bodies... returned' and 'six hostages... still believed to be held.'

Contradiction

Ceasefire start dates conflict: ETV Bharat states a U.S.-brokered ceasefire began on 'October 10, 2025,' while Daily Sabah and Middle East Monitor place the ceasefire on 'October 10, 2023.'

Unique

Middle East Monitor uniquely highlights that many Palestinian bodies show 'signs of abuse' and were returned without identification, a detail missing from Local Western and Asian reports focused on counts and logistics.

Ceasefire Aid and Conflict Impact

Obligations to expand aid deliveries under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire are being ignored.

Daily Sabah reports that Israel allowed only 37,000 of over 200,000 metric tons of aid into Gaza despite the truce’s requirement.

ETV Bharat similarly states that only a small portion of the promised 200,000 metric tons arrived.

Al-Jazeera Net reports that Israel continued bombing and demolishing sites, damaging UNRWA facilities.

Azat TV warns about roughly 70,000 tonnes of unexploded ordnance left by Israeli bombings that threaten families returning to shattered neighborhoods.

Local Western and Asian tallies show the death toll continues to rise during the ceasefire as more bodies are recovered from the rubble.

Coverage Differences

Narrative

West Asian Daily Sabah quantifies the aid shortfall with precise tonnage, while Asian ETV Bharat uses a qualitative 'small portion' framing; Local Western outlets prioritize the body-exchange process and rising death counts rather than aid logistics.

Unique

Azat TV uniquely reports an estimated 70,000 tonnes of unexploded ordnance from Israeli bombings, a danger not quantified by other sources.

Missed information

Local Western and some Asian sources recount rising death tallies during the ceasefire but often omit the quantified aid shortfall and UXO hazard emphasized by West Asian and Other sources.

Settler Attacks Amid Ceasefire

While Israel bombed Gaza during the ceasefire, Israeli settlers intensified attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

CHAT News Today reports more than 260 settler attacks in October—the highest since 2006—targeting farmers, journalists, medics, and activists.

WHEC and EverythingGP also report Israeli settlers attacking Palestinian civilians during the olive harvest and causing injuries.

The New Indian Express confirms that such settler attacks persisted despite the truce.

This surge in settler assaults coincided with Israel’s continued airstrikes in Gaza, showing the ceasefire did not deliver safety for Palestinians.

Coverage Differences

Unique

CHAT News Today provides a concrete figure—'over 260 incidents' and 'highest since 2006'—and details targets, a granularity not present in Local Western summaries.

Tone

Local Western (WHEC, EverythingGP) acknowledge settler attacks but without the historical superlative and arrest-impunity context that CHAT News Today includes.

Missed information

The New Indian Express notes persistent settler attacks in the West Bank during the ceasefire, a cross-front detail not foregrounded in West Asian coverage that focuses more on Gaza bombardment.

Reports on Palestinian Casualties

Several sources highlight systemic harm to Palestinians that many describe as genocide.

Evrim Ağacı explicitly references 'accusations of genocide denied by Israel.'

Middle East Monitor and Daily Sabah stress that Israeli attacks have killed around 69,000 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, and caused more than 170,000 injuries.

This data is often cited as evidence of genocidal intent and impact.

In contrast, Local Western coverage tends to emphasize that the ceasefire is 'fragile' but 'holding' and focuses on procedural exchanges and identifications.

Middle East Monitor also uniquely reports many returned Palestinian bodies showing 'signs of abuse' and cites reports of about 1,500 bodies at Israel’s Sde Teiman base.

These claims are absent from Local Western narratives.

Coverage Differences

Tone

West Asian and Western Alternative sources foreground civilian devastation and genocide accusations, while Local Western sources frame the truce as holding and highlight process-oriented exchanges.

Unique

Middle East Monitor adds details largely absent elsewhere: bodies returned with signs of abuse and reports of a large number of bodies held at Sde Teiman.

Narrative

Western Alternative (Middle East Monitor) and West Asian (Daily Sabah) stress 'mostly women and children' killed, while Local Western and Asian outlets foreground rising counts without the demographic emphasis.

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BBC

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Business Standard

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CHAT News Today

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Daily Sabah

Israel returns bodies of 15 Palestinians after Hamas returns remains of hostage | Daily Sabah

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ETV Bharat

Israel Returns Bodies Of 15 Palestinians After Militants Return Remains Of An Israeli Hostage

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EverythingGP

Hospital officials in Gaza say they have received the bodies of 15 Palestinians returned from Israel

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Evrim Ağacı

Hamas Hands Over Hostage Remains To Israel Amid Ceasefire

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Middle East Monitor

Gaza receives remains of 15 more Palestinians from Israel under ceasefire deal

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South China Morning Post

Over 69,000 Palestinians killed in Israel-Gaza war, as bodies returned under truce terms

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The New Indian Express

Palestinian death toll in Israel’s war on Gaza tops 69,000 as more bodies are exchanged

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Times of India

Israel-Gaza ceasefire: Khan Younis hospital receives 15 Palestinian bodies; aid still delayed

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WHEC

Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 69,000, local health officials say as more bodies are exchanged

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