At least twenty-seven people have been killed in violent clashes between Hamas fighters and a powerful Gaza City clan, shattering the fragile calm that followed Israel’s withdrawal from the war-ravaged territory. Residents described scenes of panic and chaos as families, many already displaced multiple times during the two-year conflict, fled their homes amid heavy gunfire and explosions.
The violence erupted just as Israel awaited the release of the remaining hostages under the new ceasefire agreement, which gives Hamas until noon to comply. In return, Israel has pledged to free 250 Palestinian prisoners and 1,700 Gaza detainees, including nearly two dozen children. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the truce “the beginning of a new path,” while warning of “very big security challenges ahead.”
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Meanwhile, aid convoys resumed movement into Gaza, with dozens of trucks crossing from Egypt through the Rafah checkpoint, carrying food, medicine, and fuel for the desperate population. The humanitarian situation, however, remains dire as infrastructure lies in ruins and local power struggles threaten to ignite new instability.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to join an international peace summit in Egypt on Monday, where global leaders hope to solidify the ceasefire and avert a return to large-scale conflict in Gaza.
