Ceasefire only slows down Israel’s ‘machinery of death and destruction’: Analyst
Middle East political analyst Omar Baddar said that with the ceasefire not scheduled to start until Sunday, Israel is “accelerating its bombing” and has killed more than 80 people in its latest attacks on Gaza.
People are still waiting for the “first bit of good news” when the ceasefire actually comes to fruition, Baddar said, but that will only mean that Israel’s “machinery of death and destruction” have only slowed down in Gaza.
“By no stretch of the imagination does that mean that Gaza is going to be a safe and free place for Palestinians to live,” Baddar told Al Jazeera, speaking from Washington, DC, in the US.
“No matter what happens, Gaza is going to be a concentration camp that is in ruins with tens of thousands of people having been killed and with many more buried under the rubble,” he said.
“We still don’t know the full extent of this genocide. And countless children have lost parents and have lost limbs. The situation in Gaza is incredibly dire,” he added.
At least 5 killed in Israel’s latest attack on Gaza City
The Palestinian Civil Defence has said its crews have retrieved five lifeless bodies from the rubble of the Khalifa family home in the Remal neighbourhood, west of Gaza City. Ten people have also been injured in the strike, which is the latest deadly Israeli attack to rock Gaza City over recent hours.
Two killed following Israeli attack in central Gaza
The Israeli military has bombed an apartment block belonging to the Issa family near the Qassam cemetery in the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza, killing at least two people, the Palestinian Information Center and the Quds News Network report.
Four killed by another Israeli military attack in Gaza City
The Israeli military has bombed an apartment building near the Shaabiya intersection in the Daraj neighbourhood in the centre of Gaza City, killing at least four people, the Shehab news agency and the Palestinian Information Center report.
Israel has killed at least 73 Palestinians since ceasefire deal: Civil defence
At least 73 Palestinians, including 20 children and 25 women, have been killed and more than 230 injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza since the announcement of the latest ceasefire agreement, according to the enclave’s civil defence.
About 61 of those killings came in Gaza City, the rescue service said.
Aftermath of Israeli strikes on north Gaza’s Jabalia camp
Two children killed in Gaza City school attack
Our colleagues on the ground are reporting a deadly Israeli attack on a school housing displaced people in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood. The attack has killed at least two children and injured 20 people, they report.
At least 20 Palestinians killed in Jabalia city attack
At least 20 people have been killed in an Israeli attack on Jabalia city in northern Gaza, with many others trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings and others sustaining critical injuries.
Israeli attacks have killed at least 72 people since the ceasefire deal was announced, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Palestinians in Gaza reported heavy bombardment as people celebrated the deal.
The 48 bodies of people killed since midday Wednesday were taken to several hospitals. About half of the dead are women and children, said Zaher al-Wahedi, head of the ministry’s registration department.
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