PALESTINIANS in Gaza still struggle to find clean water despite four months of so-called “ceasefire”, waiting hours per day to obtain mere litres.
Israeli forces stormed the eastern area of Azzun town, east of Qalqilya, in the occupied West Bank.
Wafa, citing local sources, reported that army forces raided the area surrounding the eastern part of the town and seized the house of Marwan Al-Qatish, turning it into military barracks.
The forces also blocked the movement of citizens in the area after detaining and interrogating them.
Similarly, Israeli forces stormed the village of al-Lubban Asharqiya, south of Nablus.
According to Wafa, citing local sources, soldiers removed the flags of the Palestinian Fatah movement that were on the lampposts in the Shamia neighbourhood and around the old mosque. Forces also set up a military checkpoint in the middle of the village.
As Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem says continued talk of a “ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip is “meaningless” as long as Israel continues its escalating killing and destruction operations across the enclave.
A “ceasefire deal” between Israel and Hamas went into effect on October 10, 2025, almost two years to the day after the Hamas attacks on Israel kicked off Israel’s genocidal war on the people of Gaza.
Since then, Israeli attacks have continued, creating a “ceasefire” in name only, in which Palestinians are killed for things as small as straying too close to Israeli troops.
Today, the Gaza Ministry of Health reported that 576 Palestinians have been killed and 1,543 others wounded by Israel since October 10.
Also, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has addressed the 17th Al Jazeera Forum in Qatar’s capital, Doha, today, calling the issue of Palestine the region’s “moral compass”.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi slammed the double standard allowing Israel to expand its military while other countries in the region are demanded to reduce their defensive capabilities.
Araghchi spoke at the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha, a three-day event focusing on geopolitical shifts in the Middle East.
Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has killed at least 72,027 people and wounded 171,651 since October 2023. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023 attacks, and about 250 were taken captive.