Israel Launches Fresh Strikes on Gaza Despite US-Brokered Ceasefire; At Least 6 Killed
Fresh Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least six people on Thursday, according to Gaza's Civil Defence agency and local health officials. The attacks come despite a recently brokered United States ceasefire agreement intended to halt the regional violence.
Fresh Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least six people on Thursday, according to Gaza's Civil Defence agency and local health officials. The attacks come despite a recently brokered United States ceasefire agreement intended to halt the regional violence. Local hospital officials confirmed they received the bodies of the six individuals killed in the operations. Among the casualties, two people were killed in central Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp after an Israeli drone strike targeted the area. The remaining four fatalities occurred in separate strikes across different sectors of the enclave.
The renewed violence in Gaza coincides with a sharp escalation in broader regional conflicts involving the United States and Iran. On Wednesday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced it had initiated additional airstrikes against Iranian targets. According to a CENTCOM statement, the operation was ordered by the Commander-in-Chief to degrade Tehran’s capability to threaten commercial shipping and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. Israel-Hamas War: Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 73,000 Despite Fragile Ceasefire, Says Health Ministry.
In a direct response to the American operations, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for a ballistic missile attack on a US military installation on Thursday. The IRGC stated it fired 10 ballistic missiles at the Al-Azraq air base in northern Jordan, characterizing it as an "enemy command and control centre in West Asia." Israeli Restrictions, Border Closures Continue to Limit Aid Flow into Gaza: UNOCHA.
Iranian state broadcaster IRIB carried an IRGC statement describing the missile strike as the "second phase" of its retaliation against recent US operations targeting Tehran. The military group warned that further American actions would result in subsequent attacks on US bases throughout the Middle East. The sudden breakdown of the US-brokered truce highlights the fragile nature of diplomatic efforts to stabilize the region, as localized clashes in Gaza continue to trigger wider kinetic responses from international powers.
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