And then the truth comes out...
Reports Israeli bulldozer running over unexploded ordnance caused ceasefire breakdown
Within hours of Israel resuming its bombardment and threatening to shut down the Rafah crossing and so on, the leaks started.
[Trump] administration officials told a select few outlets – one on the non-interventionist left, one on the non-interventionist right – their side of things. Within hours of Israel reporting a breach of the ceasefire, [claiming] that Hamas militants emerged from a tunnel and so on, the US realised that simply wasn’t true.
This was an Israeli settler’s bulldozer that ran over unexploded ordnance and caused an explosion.
So the US called the Israelis and told them to knock it off, basically. The message really was: We decide what happens in Gaza right now. Stop the bombing and get back to resuming the aid that is coming in on Monday.
Soon after the explosion in Rafah, I’m told by a source familiar, the White House and Pentagon knew that the incident was caused by an Israeli settler bulldozer running over unexploded ordnance — contradicting Netanyahu’s claim that Hamas had popped up from tunnels.
After… https://t.co/Xwy63sEL3M
— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) October 19, 2025
https://thecradle.co/articles-id/33771
Never ever trust anything Israel says. And really, if Hamas had actually killed 2 IDF soldiers on Sunday, Israel would not have backed down and gone back into 'ceasefire' mode. They ran over their own fucking bombs and 40 innocent Palestinians paid with their lives for it.
Of course the mainstream media will not report this correction.
BBC (3 hours ago)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxk8k4xlv1o
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a series of deadly strikes across Gaza, after two soldiers were killed in the southern city of Rafah in an attack it blamed on Hamas. Hamas said it was not responsible because it had not had contact with fighters in the area since communications were cut off in March.
An Israeli security official announced the suspension of aid deliveries as a result of the attack.
It appears US pressure ensured the truce was not derailed and that Israel's crossings with Gaza reopened on Monday. Now it is clear mediators must stay closely involved to shore up the deal and settle key issues on the future of Gaza and Hamas.
Again if Hamas actually killed 2 IDF soldiers, the ceasefire would be gone, out the window.
