The Gaza Strip witnessed a new escalation on Sunday 19 October, days after the ceasefire was announced, with continuous Israeli air strikes resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries in various areas, while senior Israeli ministers called for the resumption of the genocide.
51 martyrs since the ceasefire
Medical sources in Gaza Strip hospitals reported that Israel has killed 51 Palestinians and injured more than 150 others since the ceasefire was declared, indicating the fragility of the truce and the continuation of Israeli violations.
Israel carries out new raids in Al-Zawayda and Jabalia
A source at Al-Aqsa Hospital revealed that five Palestinians were killed and others wounded in an Israeli bombardment of the town of Al-Zawayda in the centre of the Strip. In northern Gaza, two Palestinians were killed and others wounded in an Israeli air strike east of Jabalia.
20 Israeli raids after the ‘Rafah incident’
Israel’s broadcaster Channel 14 reported that the Israeli army launched about 20 air strikes on targets in various areas of the Strip following what it described as a ‘security incident in Rafah’ in southern Gaza, without providing details of the incident.
Channel 14 reported an explosion in an Israeli army engineering vehicle in the Rafah area, noting that the causes remain unknown.
Al-Qassam denies involvement and affirms commitment to agreement
For its part, the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, denied any connection to the events in Rafah, affirming in a statement that it is fully committed to the ceasefire agreement.
It stressed that the Rafah area is a ‘red zone’ under occupation control, adding that communication with its affiliated groups there has been cut off since the war resumed last March.
Israel ministers calls to resume fighting
On the Israeli side, Channel 12 reported that far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for the resumption of fighting in Gaza, citing ‘violations of the agreement in Rafah,’ while National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir had previously called for a similar move.
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By Alaa Shamali
Everyone knew this would happen.
@Five@slrpnk.net did not! He among a pretty broad consensus of other people was singing the praises of an earlier ceasefire, and claiming this was confirmation that Biden could have achieved one any time he wanted.
When I pointed out that anyone with even the vaguest ability at pattern recognition as far as Israel should see that the ceasefire (the one from 9 months ago, not this one, although yes also this one) was inevitably going to “collapse” when Israel ignored it, and it was weird that people were reporting on Trump’s great success in achieving it as if it were a real thing and contrasting it with Biden’s failure, he told me:
I don’t expect journalists to report a version of reality that I like; that’s how I stay grounded and avoid getting trapped in a bubble where only some vast improbable conspiracy can explain why my assumptions about the world are constantly contradicted by reality.
Do you ever get tired of being profoundly wrong?
I do, I do. I’m ever ever so tired of being wrong about things like this, you got that right. I’m so tired.
Gets old fast, doesn’t it?
@Five@slrpnk.net did not! He among a pretty broad consensus of other people was singing the praises of an earlier ceasefire, and claiming this was confirmation that Biden could have achieved one any time he wanted.
I appreciate that in your slander of me, you link to evidence that completely contradicts your statements. I hope that the dwindling group of people that gives you any credibility will check the receipts and understand what you represent.
I would highly encourage them to check the receipts, yes.
I’m actually surprised there are dozens left at this point :(
There are lots of people left. They’re just scattered and starving, more dying every day. It’s actually pretty hard to kill millions of people who are all trying to stay alive, they can be resilient. But, of course, if you keep trying month after month you can do it.
If I had to guess, I would say that about 1/3rd of Gaza has died so far. The official estimate was in the ballpark of 200,000 (1/10th) near the beginning of this year. Since then the pace of dying has increased at a staggering rate.
Have you ever tried to 100% a video game?
That’s not possible because Trump signed the peace therefore peace is peace stop sharing fake news. /s
