Two Killed in Gaza as Ceasefire Shows New Strains

Overview

• Medics said Israeli strikes in Bureij camp and Gaza City killed two Palestinians in the past day.
• The health ministry put the total Palestinian death toll since October 2023 at 72,553, including 777 deaths recorded after the October 2025 truce began.
• Video verified by Reuters showed Hamas fighters exchanging fire with gunmen from an Israeli-backed militia that entered a Hamas-run area east of Khan Younis.
• Gaza’s media office reported about 2,400 ceasefire violations since October, and Israel says it strikes people who cross the “yellow line” buffer that marks its pullback zone.
• The ceasefire’s implementation remains stalled as Gaza lives with wrecked services, tight aid access, and a United Nations estimate of about $70 billion needed to rebuild.