As senior officials from Donald Trump’s US administration travel to Israel to try to save the ceasefire in Gaza, the extent of the ongoing violence by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) is becoming clear. Israel has violated the 10-day-old ceasefire at least 80 times, killing at least 97 Palestinians and wounding 230 more, according to the Gaza Government Media Office.
Two Israeli soldiers have also been killed, with Israel accusing Hamas of also violating the truce. The group has done so, despite its denials, though the presence of Israeli-backed Palestinian militia groups in Gaza makes it hard to know who is responsible for which violation.
Meanwhile, 10,800 Palestinians, including 450 children, are still being detained in Israel – around a third of whom are being held without trial. Israel is also still refusing to open the key border crossing from Rafah to Egypt and paused crucial aid deliveries into Gaza on Sunday 19 October over an alleged Hamas ceasefire violation (some crossings were reportedly reopened to aid convoys at around midday local time on Monday).
