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The fragile ceasefire successful Gaza faced its archetypal large test connected Sunday (October 19, 2025) arsenic an Israeli information authoritative said the transportation of assistance into the territory was halted “until further notice” aft a Hamas ceasefire violation, and Israeli forces launched a question of strikes.
The authoritative spoke connected information of anonymity pending a ceremonial announcement connected the halt successful aid, a small implicit a week since the commencement of the U.S.-proposed ceasefire aimed astatine ending 2 years of war.
Israel’s subject earlier connected Sunday (October 19, 2025) said its troops came nether occurrence from Hamas militants successful confederate Gaza, and aboriginal said 2 soldiers were killed there.
Israel’s subject said past it struck dozens of what it called Hamas targets. Health officials said astatine slightest 29 Palestinians were killed crossed Gaza, including children.
A elder Egyptian authoritative progressive successful the ceasefire negotiations said “round-the-clock” contacts were underway to deescalate the situation. The authoritative spoke connected information of anonymity due to the fact that helium wasn’t authorized to talk to reporters.
There was nary contiguous U.S. comment.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed the subject to instrumentality “strong action” against immoderate ceasefire violations but didn't endanger to instrumentality to war.
Israel's subject said militants had fired astatine troops successful areas of Rafah metropolis that are Israeli-controlled according to agreed-upon ceasefire lines.
Hamas, which continued to impeach Israel of aggregate ceasefire violations, said connection with its remaining units successful Rafah had been chopped disconnected for months and “we are not liable for immoderate incidents occurring successful those areas.”
Palestinians rapidly feared the instrumentality of war.
“It volition beryllium a nightmare,” said Mahmoud Hashim, a begetter of 5 from Gaza City, who appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump and different mediators to forestall the ceasefire's collapse.
An Israeli airstrike connected a makeshift coffeehouse successful Zawaida municipality successful cardinal Gaza killed astatine slightest six Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, portion of the Hamas-run government.
Another onslaught killed astatine slightest 2 radical adjacent the Al-Ahly shot nine successful the Nuseirat exile camp, the ministry said. The onslaught deed a structure and wounded 8 others, said Al-Awda Hospital, which received the casualties.
The infirmary said it besides received the bodies of 4 radical killed successful a onslaught connected a schoolhouse sheltering displaced families successful Nuseirat. Six others were killed successful a structure successful Nuseirat, 1 killed astatine a charging constituent westbound of Nuseirat and 4 killed astatine a location successful Bureij camp.
Another onslaught deed a structure successful the Muwasi country of Khan Younis successful the south, sidesplitting astatine slightest 4 people, including a pistillate and 2 children, according to Nasser Hospital.
A onslaught successful Beit Lahiya successful the northbound killed 2 men, according to Shifa hospital.
Israel identified the remains of 2 hostages released by Hamas overnight.
Netanyahu's bureau said the bodies belonged to Ronen Engel, a begetter from Kibbutz Nir Oz, and Sonthaya Oakkharasri, a Thai cultivation idiosyncratic from Kibbutz Be'eri.
Both were believed to person been killed during the Hamas-led onslaught connected confederate Israel connected Oct. 7, 2023, which sparked the war. Engel's wife, Karina, and 2 of his 3 children were kidnapped and released successful a ceasefire successful November 2023.
Hamas successful the past week has handed implicit the remains of 12 hostages.
Hamas' equipped wing, the Qassam Brigades, said that it recovered the assemblage of a hostage and would instrumentality it connected Sunday “if circumstances successful the field” allowed. It warned that immoderate escalation by Israel would hamper hunt efforts.
Israel connected Saturday pressed Hamas to fulfill its ceasefire relation of returning the remains of each 28 deceased hostages, saying the Rafah borderline crossing betwixt Gaza and Egypt would enactment closed “until further notice."
Hamas says the war's devastation and Israeli subject power of definite areas of Gaza person slowed the handover. Israel believes Hamas has entree to much bodies than it has returned.
Israel has released 150 bodies of Palestinians backmost to Gaza, including 15 connected Sunday, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. Israel has neither identified the bodies nor said however they died. The ministry posts photos of bodies connected its website to assistance families attempting to find loved ones. Some are decomposed and blackened. Some are missing limbs and teeth.
Only 25 bodies person been identified, the Health Ministry said.
Israel and Hamas earlier exchanged 20 surviving hostages for much than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
A Hamas delegation led by main negotiator Khalil al-Hayya arrived successful Cairo to travel up the implementation of the ceasefire woody with mediators and different Palestinian groups, Hamas said successful a statement.
The adjacent stages are expected to absorption connected disarming Hamas, Israeli withdrawal from further areas it controls successful Gaza, and aboriginal governance of the devastated territory.
Hamas spokesperson Hazem Kassem said precocious Saturday that the 2nd signifier of negotiations “requires nationalist consensus.” He said Hamas has begun discussions to “solidify its positions.”
The U.S. program proposes the constitution of an internationally backed authorization to tally Gaza.
Kassem reiterated that Hamas won’t beryllium portion of the ruling authorization successful a postwar Gaza. He called for the punctual constitution of a assemblage of Palestinian technocrats to tally day-to-day affairs.
For now, “government agencies successful Gaza proceed to execute their duties, arsenic the (power) vacuum is precise dangerous,” helium said.
The Rafah crossing was the lone 1 not controlled by Israel earlier the war. It has been closed since May 2024, erstwhile Israel took power of the Gaza side.
A afloat reopened crossing would marque it easier for Palestinians to question aesculapian treatment, question oregon sojourn household successful Egypt, location to tens of thousands of Palestinians.
On Sunday, the Palestinian Authority’s Interior Ministry successful Ramallah announced procedures for Palestinians wishing to permission oregon participate Gaza done the Rafah crossing. For those who privation to leave, Palestinian Embassy unit from Cairo volition beryllium astatine the crossing to contented impermanent question documents for introduction into Egypt. Palestinians who privation to participate Gaza volition request to use astatine the embassy.
The Israel-Hamas warfare has killed much than 68,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which doesn’t separate betwixt civilians and combatants successful its count. The ministry maintains elaborate casualty records that are seen arsenic mostly reliable by U.N. agencies and autarkic experts. Israel has disputed them without providing its ain toll.
Thousands much radical are missing, according to the Red Cross.
Hamas-led militants killed astir 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted 251 radical successful the onslaught that sparked the war.
