Israel Continues Deadly Airstrikes on Gaza Despite Fragile Ceasefire and Hostage Remains Handover

Israel continued bombing Gaza during a fragile ceasefire, killing at least 45 Palestinians in strikes that hit Rafah and other areas.

“Over the weekend, renewed violence erupted between Hamas and Israel after both sides accused each other of violating President Trump's peace plan”

CBS News

Israel stated the attacks were in response to the killing of two Israeli soldiers by Hamas fighters.

CBS News

Hamas denied attacking Israeli troops and accused Israel of using the allegation to justify resuming bombing.

Israel also targeted a former school sheltering displaced families.

Multiple sources confirmed the death toll and timing: at least 45 Palestinians were killed as Israel resumed airstrikes while the ceasefire was still officially in place.

Israel described the strikes as responses to alleged violations by Hamas, but Hamas rejected this framing and reaffirmed the ceasefire.

Meanwhile, Israel and Hamas continued coordinating selective handovers of hostage remains even as Israel carried out new strikes.

The humanitarian toll in Gaza is massive and worsening.

Gaza’s Health Ministry reported 57 Palestinian deaths in the last 24 hours and over 68,000 Palestinians killed since October 7.

BBC

Israel disputes these numbers but has not provided alternative figures.

Media outlets also report famine, the destruction of Gaza’s only cancer hospital, and blockages of aid that deepen the suffering.

Meanwhile, Israel continues to kill civilians from the air.

The BBC cites at least 67,938 killed by Israeli strikes.

Sky News and Drop Site News list more than 68,000 deaths.

The Associated Press notes that Israel disputes the figures but does not provide its own numbers.

The Daily Mail highlights confirmed famine and near-starvation affecting a quarter of Gaza’s population.

Israel is enforcing its ceasefire ‘Yellow Line’ with lethal force.

“The article discusses the current state of Hamas, which, despite being weakened compared to its past, continues to assert control over the Gaza Strip following a ceasefire that took effect on 10 October”

BBC

Israel controls about 53% of Gaza and has marked a boundary inside Gaza.

The Israeli military says it will shoot perceived threats beyond this boundary and has already killed Palestinians in Shujaiya for crossing it.

Israel also opened fire on people it described as armed militants near this boundary.

At the same time, multiple reports document Hamas executing suspected collaborators and confronting armed groups accused of looting aid.

The result is a deadly environment where Israel is killing Palestinians under its boundary rules and Hamas is executing suspects, while aid theft and lawlessness compound the crisis.

Diplomatic actors are trying to keep the ceasefire from collapsing while Israel continues airstrikes.

Netanyahu met Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, who arrived to deliver a message of calm and to push a US-backed roadmap that includes disarming Hamas and an internationally supported authority for Gaza.

Al-Jazeera Net

Alternative and West Asian outlets report the US pressing Israel to pause or moderate strikes, while others note Washington’s plan for a UN-backed stabilization force.

Kushner publicly rejected genocide claims even as he acknowledged the devastation in Gaza.

Aid flows were briefly halted by Israel and then resumed after US pressure, but reopenings like Rafah remain conditioned on Hamas actions.

The handling of hostage remains has become a leverage point as Israel continues bombing.

“Israel has reversed its decision to halt humanitarian aid to Gaza following pressure from the United States”

TRT World

Sources differ on numbers and timing: some report 12 remains returned with 16 still unreleased, others cite a pending 13th return, and some list 10 remains so far.

TRT World

Israel has conditioned reopening the Rafah crossing on the full return of deceased hostages, while Hamas says it needs time and technical help to retrieve bodies from rubble.

Under the ceasefire terms, Hamas says it released all 20 living hostages, while Israel freed nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.

Israel paused aid over alleged breaches but resumed after US pressure, keeping Rafah closed until Israel’s conditions are met.

Sky News adds that a previously expected handover did not occur, underlining fragility even in corpse exchanges.