Israel has postponed the cease-fire agreement in Gaza

After the agreement was announced on Wednesday, Israeli airstrikes continued. At least 12 people were killed in Gaza City, where a doctor told the BBC he “didn’t rest for a minute” during a “bloody night”.

The Israel Defense Forces and Israel Security Agency said in a statement that after the announcement of the agreement, 50 targets were struck in Gaza.

Qatar’s prime minister, who has been mediating the talks, called for “calm” on both sides before the first six-week phase of the ceasefire agreement begins.

In response to an unprecedented cross-border attack against Israel on October 7, 2023, Israel launched a campaign to destroy Hamas, which is proscribed as a terrorist organization by the United States and others, resulting in approximately 1,200 deaths and 251 deaths. hostage taken.

More than 46,788 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry.

Many of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have also been displaced, with widespread destruction and severe shortages of food, fuel, medicine and shelter, as aid agencies struggle to get help to those in need.

Israel says 94 of the hostages are still being held by Hamas, and 34 of them are believed to be dead. There are four Israelis who were abducted before the war, two of whom died.