The Day the Ceasefire Collapsed in Gaza

The day was dominated by a sharp escalation in Israeli ceasefire violations across Gaza, with the death toll rising from early morning strikes to seven by evening. Editors tracked the mounting casualties hour by hour: airstrikes on Khan Yunis and Gaza City killed one, then two, then six, and finally seven, including a child and an Egyptian aid committee official. This breach overshadowed the previous day's political shift—Hamas's dissolution of its Gaza government—and refocused attention on the humanitarian crisis. In parallel, settler violence and West Bank raids intensified, with over 8,900 settlers storming Al-Aqsa, 540 violations recorded in Jerusalem, and house demolitions in Nablus and Ramallah. Israeli military admissions of moral decay in Gaza and the use of AI for targeted killings added to the narrative of systemic violence. Diplomatic developments included explosions near Macron's Damascus hotel, Iran's warning on nuclear talks, and Trump's Ankara visit, but editors prioritized the ceasefire's unraveling.