Israel carries out new strikes in Gaza after asserting commitment to ceasefire

30/10/2025 17:49

Israeli planes and tanks pounded areas in eastern Gaza on Thursday, Palestinian residents and witnesses said, a day after Israel said it remained committed to a U.S.-backed ceasefire despite launching more lethal bombardments in the territory.



Witnesses said Israeli planes carried out 10 airstrikes in areas east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, while tanks shelled areas east of Gaza City in the north. No injuries or deaths were reported.



The Israeli military said it carried out "precise" strikes against "terrorist infrastructure that posed a threat to the troops" in the areas, which Israel still occupies.



Thursday's strikes are the latest test of the fragile ceasefire that came into effect on October 10 in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.



Witnesses in Gaza said they did not see strikes outside of the area Israel controls.



From Tuesday into Wednesday, Israel retaliated for the death of an Israeli soldier with bombardments that Gaza health authorities said killed 104 people.



Israel says the soldier was killed in an attack by gunmen on territory within the so-called "yellow line" to which its troops withdrew under the ceasefire. Hamas has rejected the accusation.