3 Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza Despite Ceasefire Agreement

The Palestinian Civil Defense announced that Israeli warplanes carried out at least three airstrikes on the city of Gaza on Tuesday evening, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the army to launch attacks on the enclave.

Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal said, “The occupation has launched at least three air raids on Gaza despite the ceasefire agreement.” Residents reported hearing loud explosions across the city, according to Agence France-Presse.

The latest escalation comes despite the ceasefire brokered under the U.S.-sponsored peace plan, amid repeated violations reported over the past days.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Government Media Office in Gaza said that 94 Palestinians were killed and 344 others injured in 125 separate violations of the ceasefire by Israeli forces.

According to the statement, the attacks included 52 shooting incidents targeting civilians directly and nine incursions of Israeli military vehicles into residential neighborhoods, exceeding what is known as the “yellow line” — the designated withdrawal boundary outlined in the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan between Hamas and Israel.

The Gaza Ministry of Health also confirmed that since the start of what it described as an ongoing genocidal war on October 7, 2023, the total number of Palestinian casualties has reached 68,531 killed and 170,402 injured.