The Israeli army has carried out a series of assaults on Gaza City even as U.S. President Donald Trump called for a halt to the bombing amid ongoing talks, Al Jazeera reported this morning. Air strikes targeted several residential buildings in the Tal al-Hawa and Nassr neighborhoods and the Shati refugee camp, all in Gaza City.
The Israeli government said on Oct. 5 that there is no ceasefire in effect in Gaza, reported Middle East Eye. A spokesperson for Israel said that what was taking place in Gaza was just a temporary halt to some of the bombing, which chimes with Palestinian reports that Israel has continued to attack the enclave even as hopes emerged of an agreement to end the assault.
At least 65 Palestinians were killed and 153 others wounded by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip over the previous 24 hours, the Palestinian health ministry said. That brings the death toll in Gaza from Israeli attacks since October 2023 to 67,139, with an additional 169,583 people wounded.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir told troops in Gaza on Oct. 5 that there is no ceasefire, but the circumstances have changed due to the developments in the political realm. “There is no ceasefire (at the moment), but the operational situation has changed, with the political level converting the tools and achievements you have gained through military action into political gains,” he said. “If the political effort fails, we will return to fighting,” he added, according to a statement issued by the military.
