Gaza Genocide28 October, 20253 min read
Israel Launches Deadly Airstrikes on Gaza Following Netanyahu’s Order Amid Ongoing Genocide
Netanyahu ordered immediate, powerful airstrikes on Gaza after Hamas violated ceasefire. Hamas returned remains of a hostage previously recovered, breaching the US-brokered ceasefire.
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Recent Gaza Airstrikes Overview
Israel bombed Gaza after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered new airstrikes, killing Palestinians during a supposed ceasefire. West Asian and alternative outlets report concrete death tolls from Israel’s strikes: at least 18 killed across Gaza in one wave, including civilians. Five more were killed near al-Shifa hospital.
“Israel has launched air strikes on Gaza following an alleged attack by Hamas on Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers, which Israeli officials say violates a US-brokered ceasefire.”
At least seven civilians were killed in separate strikes. Western mainstream coverage confirms that Israel launched the strikes and frames them as a response to what Israel calls a Hamas breach of a U.S.-brokered truce.
Gaza residents again faced fear and flight as Israel hit multiple areas. Civil defense records also cite at least two killed and four wounded in a separate round of strikes.
Israel-Hamas Remains Dispute
Netanyahu’s order followed Israel’s accusation that Hamas returned the wrong remains under the truce’s body-return clause. Israel used this claim to justify a new bombardment. Western mainstream and regional outlets report that Israeli forensics identified the remains as those of Ofir Tzarfati, who had already been recovered years earlier, rather than one of the 13 missing hostages.
Netanyahu called this a ceasefire violation and convened a security response. Other coverage adds that the International Committee of the Red Cross condemned what it described as a staged discovery during a monitored recovery. Families describe the repeated exhumations and reburials as manipulative and traumatizing while Israel escalates strikes.
UN Report on Gaza Conflict
Outside the immediate trigger, UN human rights reporting frames Israel’s campaign as genocide. Al Jazeera reports that UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese’s 24-page submission—“Gaza Genocide: a collective crime”—accuses 63 states of complicity, citing U.S. diplomatic cover and Western arms sales as enabling Israel’s militarised apartheid and settler colonialism to escalate into genocide.
“Israel’s illegal occupation... now described as a full-scale genocide... would not be possible without the direct participation, support, and facilitation of other states.”
African outlet Yabiladi underscores Albanese’s conclusion that this “full-scale genocide” could not proceed without other states’ direct participation and that trade and military cooperation with Israel continued or even expanded. Western mainstream outlets focused on ceasefire mechanics and hostage logistics, typically omitting the genocide framing even as Israel continues killing Palestinians under the truce.
Impact of Gaza Conflict
The scale of killing is vast, and sources document that Israel’s war has left tens of thousands of Palestinians dead and thousands more missing. AL-Monitor reports Israel’s assault on Gaza has caused over 68,000 deaths despite a ceasefire. RTE says years of Israeli strikes killed 68,000 and rescuers are still digging for the missing.
Free Malaysia Today cites at least 68,531 Palestinians killed and notes the UN recognizes the data. BBC and Il Sole 24 ORE describe an acute medical crisis requiring mass evacuations.
The World Health Organization is organizing the transfer of dozens of critically ill patients and more than 16,500 people are in urgent need. These conditions were created and worsened by Israel’s bombardment and blockade.
Israeli Measures and Gaza Conflict
Israeli officials are considering harsher measures while continuing to kill Palestinians from the air and in raids. EverythingGP reports that Netanyahu’s options include halting aid, expanding direct Israeli control, and conducting further airstrikes. The Media Line states that Israel may expand the Gaza “Yellow Line” to increase IDF control.
“Netanyahu... plans an emergency security meeting to consider responses including halting humanitarian aid, expanding control over Gaza, or airstrikes.”
CBC notes that any major Israeli move likely requires approval from the United States. AAP News details a ceasefire involving the exchange of the last 20 living hostages for roughly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
DW, NBC News, and WTOP confirm that Israel is also killing Palestinians in the occupied West Bank during ongoing operations. The overall policy trajectory suggests deeper entrenchment and expanded control mechanisms rather than de-escalation.