The intensity of Israel's attacks during the night to Wednesday appears to have been less than the previous day, when the ceasefire in the war collapsed. But the total number of fatalities is now approaching 1,000, according to the area's health department, which operates under the terrorist-stamped Hamas rule.
It is also reported that six foreign UN employees were seriously injured in an Israeli attack on their headquarters. These reports also come from the area's health authorities, which state that the six were taken to al-Aqsa Hospital in Dayr al-Balah and that one of them has since died. Israel denies attacking UN targets.
"Just the beginning"
The previous night, the death toll was counted to over 400. And Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that the first wave of attacks is "just the beginning".
At the same time, it has been unclear whether the ceasefire is definitively dead. It was initiated on January 19 and was initially intended to last for six weeks. But since they failed to agree on a second, more in-depth phase, the conditions of the first phase continued to apply for a few more weeks – until Israel resumed its attacks on Tuesday night.
The door is not closed
After the second wave of attacks on Wednesday night, a representative of the terrorist-stamped Hamas says that despite everything, they are still willing to hold on to the original agreement.
Hamas has not closed the door for negotiations, but we insist that no new agreements are needed, says spokesman Tahir al-Nunu to AFP.
The Gaza war began with Hamas' large-scale attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
