Israel Massacres Over 40 Palestinians in Gaza Airstrikes Amid Ceasefire Breach

Israeli warplanes struck across Gaza during a supposed ceasefire and killed more than 40 Palestinians.

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West Asian outlet Al-Jazeera Net reported “over 40” dead as Israel bombed tents for displaced families, a school shelter, and a journalists’ building.

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Western Mainstream BBC put the day’s Gaza death toll at 44 after renewed Israeli airstrikes despite the ceasefire.

Other outlets offered lower tallies from parts of the bombardment window.

Asian outlet Times of India reported at least 33 killed during the nine-day truce.

Western Mainstream the Guardian cited at least 11 killed in a fresh wave of strikes as the ceasefire teetered.

The result was the same in every account: Israel hit densely populated areas and civilians were killed even as officials still used the word ‘ceasefire.’

Sources describe Israel striking civilian spaces.

Al-Jazeera Net reports Israel hit tents for displaced people, a school shelter, and a journalists’ building, killing women, children, and the elderly.

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BBC reports many casualties at al-Awda hospital and lists Israeli strikes on Khan Younis, Rafah, al-Zawaida, and the Nusirat refugee camp, with at least 13 Palestinians killed and one senior commander among the dead.

El Nuevo Diario details Israeli strikes that killed at least 20, including on a café in Deir al Balah, shops in Al Mawasi, and a villa in Zawaida associated with Al Jazeera, alongside targets in Nuseirat and Jabalia.

The cumulative picture across outlets is that Israeli bombing is hitting civilian areas and places of refuge during a declared ceasefire.

Israel claims Hamas broke the ceasefire, while Hamas denies it and says Israel is using fabricated pretexts as it bombs Gaza.

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BBC reports the Israeli military said it was resuming ‘enforcement’ of the ceasefire and accused Hamas of violations.

Haaretz says the IDF vowed to respond firmly after Hamas attacks, citing an anti-tank missile that killed two Israeli soldiers before Israeli airstrikes killed 13 in Gaza.

Al-Jazeera Net reports Palestinian resistance groups denied involvement in the Rafah incident and accused Israel of inventing excuses, and said Israeli censorship obscures details.

The Guardian reports the U.S. State Department accused Hamas of planning an imminent ceasefire breach—something Hamas dismissed as false—while aid and crossings were squeezed or shut.

Al-Jazeera Net and Haaretz both report closures and U.S. pressure that forced adjustments.

Countercurrents adds that Israel has repeatedly broken the truce since it began, while keeping Rafah largely closed and aid throttled.

Israel also squeezed humanitarian leverage by tying border openings to hostage remains.

Haaretz reports Israel would only reopen Rafah if Hamas returns deceased hostages “at a reasonable pace,” a move it says followed U.S. pressure on Israel.

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Channels Television likewise reports Israel linking Rafah’s reopening to retrieval of all deceased, while Hamas says it needs time and technical help because rubble and Israeli-controlled areas impede recovery.

The Guardian reports Hamas told Israel it had found another hostage’s body and warned continued Israeli attacks would hinder returning remains.

On the ground, accounts of Israeli armor killing families at withdrawal lines or on roads—reported by Countercurrents and SSBCrack—further shred any pretense of safety during the so-called ceasefire.

The broader picture remains catastrophic.

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Channels Television cites over 68,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza—more than half women and children—figures the UN considers credible from Gaza’s health ministry.

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CBS News reports Jared Kushner described Gaza’s devastation as like a “nuclear bomb site” and, when pressed on whether it is genocide, he denied the label—showing a stark split in framing the scale of Israel’s killing.

Countercurrents alleges Israel has violated the truce 47 times and kept Rafah largely shut, worsening famine and medical collapse.

Times of India keeps a both-sides lens that ‘both accuse each other’ while reporting at least 33 killed under the truce.

Western Mainstream BBC’s daily tally of 44 killed, alongside West Asian and alternative sources’ focus on civilians, underscores that even under a ceasefire Israel is killing Palestinians at scale, while official narratives contest blame and labels.