A dispilaced Palestinian boy carries a box of emergency supplies provided by the World Food Programme (WFP) after receiving it from an aid distribution point at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, on October 19, 2025. EYAD BABA / AFP
Gaza's nine-day-old ceasefire came under strain on Sunday, October 19, after the Israeli army said it launched air strikes in response to attacks it claimed were carried out by Hamas militants against its forces. Hamas, however, maintained it was adhering to the truce, with one official accusing Israel of devising "pretexts" to resume its own attacks.
Later on Sunday, the military said in an online briefing that it launched strikes after attacks in Rafah, southern Gaza, and in the northern town of Beit Lahia, warning "there is a possibility of more strikes." Gaza's civil defense agency, which operates under Hamas authority, said at least 13 people had been killed across the territory. The Israeli military said it was looking into the reports of casualties.
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