It's boiling in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister of Israel: we dropped 153 tons of bombs

The war in the Gaza Strip is simply a violent and prolonged armed conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas organization, which has intensified peculiarly After the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. Since then, Israeli forces have been conducting an intensive military operation which has led to massive losses among civilians, demolition of infrastructure and deepening the humanitarian crisis. This conflict has deep political, spiritual and historical roots. A ceasefire has been underway in Gaza since October 10.

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Donald Trump: If Hamas does not behave, he will be exterminated

“Hamas will behave well, he will be nice. If not, we'll step in and exterminate him if we have to. They will be exterminated and know it,” said Donald Trump at a press conference in the White home with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Netanyahu: Sunday we dropped 153 tons of bombs on the Gaza Strip

Israeli Prime Minister Binjamin Netanjahu declared that the Israeli army dropped 153 tons of bombs on Sunday to the Gaza Strip in consequence to an attack that the military deemed to have attacked Hamas violating the ceasefire.

Israeli Prime Minister met with US envoys

Israeli Prime Minister Binjamin Netanjahu besides met with U.S. administration envoys — Donald Trump's advisor Steve Witkoff and US president Jared Kushner's son-in-law. A spokesperson for Netanjahu's office reported that shortly U.S. Vice president J.D. Vance is due to arrive in Israel. “Well, there will be ups and downs,” said American politician, asked about peace agreement and the situation in the region.

Returning bodies of hostages to further negotiations

Israel demands Hamas to return all the bodies of the hostages and puts this as a key condition for further negotiations. Hamas, however, claims that dense equipment may be needed to extract remains, as any of them are under the rubble of buildings destroyed by the Israeli army.

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians in the West Bank

Israeli settlers escorted by soldiers attacked Palestinian olive collectors in Kafr Ra’i, south of Janin. Israeli forces besides demolished a Palestinian farm close Az-Za’im close Jerusalem. This may be part of the Israeli plan to divide the West Bank into the northern and confederate parts — Palestinian sources, as quoted by Al-Jazira.

The number of victims has increased since the beginning of the ceasefire

According to local authorities in the Gaza Strip, as of October 10, erstwhile the authoritative ceasefire came into force, at least 97 Palestinians were killed and 230 were injured as a consequence of Israeli attacks. In a statement, the Gaza Government Media Office stated that "the Israeli occupiers have committed 80 documented violations since the announcement of the ceasefire, which constitutes a gross violation of global humanitarian law".

Governments in Gaza say Israel shoots civilians

The authorities in Gaza argue that the violations included direct fire against civilians, artillery fire, targeted tracking, creating ‘fire belts’ and arrests of civilians. "These violations have been recorded in all the provinces of the Gaza Strip without exception, which confirms that the occupiers do not respect the ceasefire and proceed the policies of killing and panic against our people," says Anadolu's statement.

Civilians carrying the body of Palestinian writer Ahmad Abu Mutayr, who died in an Israeli attack in Deir al-Balah despite the ceasefireAA/ABACA/ PAP

Donald Trump assures that the ceasefire is in effect

United States president Donald Trump had previously commented on the Sunday clashes between Hamas and Israel that began in Rafah on the border with Egypt. The leader stressed that despite the exchange of fire, the ceasefire is inactive in force and that "all will be well arranged". “We will gotta see what is happening. We want to guarantee that Hamas goes very peacefully. As you know, they were beautiful unruly. They were shooting a small bit, and we think that possibly management is not involved, that they may have any rebels inside,” said Donald Trump.

The UN Head of Humanitarian Action announces a immense aid programme

Meanwhile, the UN Head of Humanitarian Action Tom Fletcher announced a massive aid program for the war-torn Gaza Strip. “We have a immense 60-day plan to increase food supply, distribute 1 million meals a day, start rebuilding wellness care, set tents for winter and let hundreds of thousands of children to return to schools,” Fletcher said.

Visit of UN Vice-Secretary to Gaza

The Deputy Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid (OCHA) visited Gaza on Saturday. “I was here 7 or 8 months ago, most of the buildings were inactive standing, but now a large part of the city is just a wasteland,” said the head of OCHA. Gaza, the largest city of Palestinian territory, was mostly destroyed during the last Israeli offensive launched in mid-September.

Binjamin Netanjahu warns Hamas. “We will respond by force”

Concerning the exchange of fire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had previously spoken about the exchange of fire. He warned Hamas fighters that his country would respond to any hostile attacks. The Israeli military at the same time confirmed that in consequence to the Hamas attack, they began raids in the area to destruct the threat and dismantle tunnel windows and military facilities utilized for terrorist activities.