Israel Kills 45 Palestinians in Gaza Strikes as US Envoys Pressure Netanyahu to Maintain Ceasefire

Israel killed at least 44 to 45 Palestinians in Gaza airstrikes following the deaths of two Israeli soldiers in Rafah.

U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, along with Vice President JD Vance, urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to maintain the ceasefire.

Spectrum News

Multiple sources report the death toll from Israel’s strikes as 44 or 45.

Hamas denies Israel’s accusation that it violated the truce.

The U.S. delegation met with Netanyahu in Jerusalem to encourage de-escalation amid renewed Israeli bombing and public threats of retaliation.

Israel’s bombing coincided with a squeeze on aid to Gaza.

Gaza officials and international agencies report that aid deliveries are far below commitments.

France 24

Israel briefly halted access before partially reopening a crossing.

Middle East Eye reports that only 986 aid trucks have entered since October 10, against a scheduled 6,600.

The outlet accuses Israel of “strangulation” and “starvation.”

Le Monde states that aid is “severely limited” and that Israel suspended access after an explosion that killed two Israeli soldiers.

Hamas denies responsibility for the explosion.

Sky News reports that Israel reopened aid but keeps the Rafah crossing closed.

The World Food Programme’s daily tonnage highlights the gap between need and delivery.

Qatar’s Emir publicly called Israel’s war on Gaza a genocide.

Even as U.S. officials publicly support the truce, Israel is increasing enforcement inside Gaza and killing Palestinians near the ceasefire line.

“Israel killed three more people near the Gaza cease-fire line on Monday, according to medics, as U”

Daily Sabah

Sky News reports that Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered physical markers along the “yellow line” and notes Palestinian casualties at the boundary.

Daily Sabah states that Israel killed three more people near the line.

Spectrum News adds that Israel is targeting people who cross the boundary.

Despite these incidents, Digital Journal says both sides reaffirmed their commitment to the ceasefire.

StratNews Global records another casualty figure of at least 28 killed by Israeli strikes in a separate tally.

Prisoner and hostage arrangements are continuing under the truce even as Israel escalates bombing.

Netanyahu himself boasted that Israel dropped “153 tons of bombs” on Gaza on Sunday, while bodies and captives are being exchanged.

Kuwait Times

DW notes the 13th Israeli body return since October 10.

Le Temps says 14 of 28 bodies have been returned.

L’Avenir counts 13 of 28 bodies returned.

Kuwait Times says Israel returned 150 Palestinian bodies and tied reopening Rafah to full recovery efforts.

RTE details a handover via the Red Cross.

The numbers and conditions vary by outlet, but all show a grisly barter unfolding alongside Israel’s air campaign.

Behind the scenes, Washington is pressuring Netanyahu not to blow up the truce while regional actors push their own agendas.

Israel Hayom and Yeni Safak report that U.S. officials fear Netanyahu could sabotage or escalate the situation.

Digital Journal

Harici states that Saudi Arabia and the UAE will only fund reconstruction if Hamas is disarmed and have even threatened to withdraw from the U.S.-led process.

Western alternative outlets highlight Israeli abuses and settler aggression.

Middle East Eye documents 71 settler attacks and police-backed incursions at Al-Aqsa.

At the same time, casualty counts remain staggering.

Asian and Western mainstream outlets cite more than 68,000 Palestinians killed, with some noting Israel disputes the figures.

These numbers underscore the scale of death as the ceasefire hangs by a thread.