Under cover of a “ceasefire”, Israel continues its strikes on Gaza. Washington minimizes, while the Palestinian population pays the price of an endless war.
Israel carried out a series of massive strikes on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing more than 100 Palestinians, including many children, according to local medical sources. These bombings, the most violent since the announced truce, ravaged several densely populated areas. Tel Aviv, however, is talking about “implementation of the ceasefire”, while hospitals are once again overflowing with wounded.
A “response” with vague contours
The Israeli strikes were launched after the death of an Israeli soldier in still unclear circumstances in Rafah, in the south of Gaza.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu then ordered “powerful” reprisals, immediately followed by a series of raids along the entire coastal strip.
Since the start of the war in October 2023, more than 68,500 Palestinians have been killed and 170,000 injured.
Behind these figures, entire families wiped out, neighborhoods razed, and a population that no longer believes in the promises of peace.
Washington looks away
In Washington, Donald Trump confirmed that Israel had “reacted after a soldier was targeted”, while repeating that “nothing will jeopardize the truce”.
A speech considered indecent by many observers, while the strikes intensified.
The United States, authors of the mediation, refuse to publicly admit Israel’s responsibility in violating the agreement, preferring to preserve a diplomatic veneer.
According to several international experts, the truce was never balanced: Israel and Hamas signed it under strong American pressure, but in a situation of total asymmetry.
“Israel sought above all to legitimize the continuation of its military control over Gaza,” they summarize, recalling that the death of the Israeli soldier served as a convenient pretext for a planned resumption of strikes.
For these analysts, Israel imposes its own “facts on the ground”, consolidating direct control over more than half of the Gaza Strip.
This strategy is reminiscent of the model applied in Lebanon: an official truce, but regular strikes and a disguised occupation.
In Gaza, this translates into a prolonged occupation, hidden behind the word “ceasefire”.
