Israel Violates Gaza Ceasefire With Shelling and Airstrikes

Israeli forces committed new violations of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including artillery and aerial shelling and gunfire, concentrated in Gaza City and central areas of the Strip. Israeli military vehicles fired towards southern areas of Khan Younis, while an Apache helicopter fired on eastern areas of Gaza City, coinciding with at least two drone airstrikes on the same area. In the central Strip, Israeli artillery shelled the eastern areas of Al-Musdar village and targeted several areas north of the Bureij refugee camp. Israeli forces conducted airstrikes, artillery shelling, and gunfire in various parts of the Strip. Israeli aircraft carried out four airstrikes on uninhabited residential homes near the "Yellow Line," in the vicinity of Al-Sanafor roundabout, east of Al-Tuffah neighborhood, northeast of Gaza City. The strikes targeted homes belonging to the Abu Tarik Al-Batesh, Abu Daoud Al-Batesh, Al-Zaharna, and Al-Suwaisi families. These violations come as Israel continues, for the 357th day, to breach the ceasefire and end-of-war agreement in Gaza, contrary to the understandings announced in Sharm El Sheikh on October 10, 2025, and the roadmap for the Strip announced in July 2026. The violations also contradict US President Donald Trump's announcement on July 31, 2026, of reaching a "new agreement" paving the way for the second phase of the Gaza roadmap.