Israeli strikes have killed hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza since a cease-fire took effect in October, raising doubts about the durability of the truce as violence continues, aid stalls and both Israel and Hamas accuse each other of repeated violations.
As the bodies of two dozen Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes arrived at hospitals in Gaza on Wednesday, the director of one asked a question that has echoed across the war-ravaged territory for months.
"Where is the cease-fire? Where are the mediators?" al-Shifa Hospital's Mohamed Abu Selmiya wrote on Facebook.
At least 556 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes since the U.S.-brokered truce, including 24 on Wednesday and 30 on Saturday, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
Four Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza in the same period, with more injured, including a soldier whom the military said was severely wounded when Palestinian resistance groups allegedly opened fire near the cease-fire line in northern Gaza overnight.
