Israeli shelling on Gaza continues despite the ceasefire deal signed in October, killing over 600 Palestinians since its start. According to the latest Palestinian health ministry estimates, at least two Palestinians were killed in the past 24 hours.

Local media reported that the army launched seven air strikes early on Sunday, particularly in the southern city of Rafah and east of Gaza City. Artillery shelling was reported across the Gaza Strip, primarily near areas where Israeli military vehicles are deployed.

Forces fired on civilians north of the besieged enclave, killing a 27 year-old Palestinian woman in Beit Lahia. The local news agency Wafa identified the woman as Basma Aram Banat.

Israeli demolitions and the destruction of infrastructure was also reported in the Zeitoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

Since the truce deal came into effect, at least 1,700 Israeli violations have been recorded, including the denial of necessary medical treatment and transfers abroad, restriction of aid as well as daily attacks launched across the territory.

Israel has killed 614 Palestinians and left 1,643 others wounded during this period.

Meanwhile, an infant died on Sunday morning due to medical complications from severe liver enlargement. Israel denied Nidal Abu Rabi to receive treatment abroad amid the collapse of healthcare systems in the blockaded Strip.

This comes in spite a recent decision to reopen the Rafah crossing in early February. The crossing was reopened under heavy Israeli restrictions and monitoring, in the first since May 2024.

Recent figures published by Gaza’s Government Media Office revealed that Israel had complied with only 33% of requests.

Under the new arrangement, 50 Palestinians were meant to be permitted to enter Gaza from Egypt each day, while approximately 150 Palestinians would have been allowed to leave the enclave daily.

Among those seeking to leave Gaza are Palestinians seeking medical treatment abroad.

According to the Government Media Office, more than 9,300 wounded and sick Palestinians have died since October 2023 due to the collapse of medical care and Israel’s ban on medical evacuations.

In total, Israel has killed more than 72,072 people in the past two years and destroyed nearly 90 percent of the territory’s infrastructure.

The number of violent deaths in Gaza during the first 16 months of Israel’s genocidal war exceeded 75,000 – far higher than official figures at the time, according to a new paper published in The Lancet Global Health journal.

The Gaza Mortality Survey estimated 75,200 “violent deaths” in Gaza between 7 October 2023 and 5 January 2025.

On that date in 2025, the Palestinian health ministry reported the death toll at 49,090. The new study, published on Wednesday, suggests that the actual figure was about 35 percent higher.

Researchers also found that the proportion of women, children and elderly people killed in Gaza, as reported by health officials, was accurate.

The study found that 42,200 women, children and elderly suffered violent deaths by 5 January 2025, comprising 56% of the total.

Middle East Eye / ABC Flash Point Blog News 2026.

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Fatal Destination
Fatal Destination
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February 22, 2026 19:28

Agreements were made for the enemy to follow up.

Donnchadh
Donnchadh
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February 22, 2026 19:42

This can never be forgiven ,while the west sits on its hands and blames Russia for “violence ” while totally ignoring the biggest holocaust in this part of the new century .

There can only be one way of showing what the world thinks—boycott Israeli goods its the only thing Zionists care about –money-your money.America continues to finance Israel from American tax payers dollars millions $$$$$$$$ of them .

You cant help being moved by the suffering of the Palestinians in the face of hatred only seen before in Germany of the 1930,s.

FreedomFraud
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February 23, 2026 06:37

Isre4all is running a tight rope and they know it, speeding up the Zionist agenda and creating the Greater Israel, with Hucklebee on their side