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// DOSSIER — israeli-strikes-hostilities-gaza-fragmented-ceasefire
Israeli Strikes and Continuing Hostilities in Gaza Amid Fragmented Ceasefire
REL_TIME: 23 Sep 2026 21:12Z · LANG: EN
Ongoing Israeli military strikes and operations continue across the Gaza Strip, resulting in numerous civilian casualties, including children and a health official's son, despite a US-backed ceasefire deal signed in October 2025. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that any future abductions of Israelis would prompt the forced evacuation of all one million residents of Gaza City and total infrastructural destruction. Meanwhile, infrastructural vulnerabilities from prior bombings led to a deadly building collapse that killed 21 Palestinians, highlighting severe restrictions on reconstruction and heavy machinery imports.
// Background
Following the outbreak of the war triggered by Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, a fragile ceasefire deal was brokered by the United States and signed in October 2025. Despite the agreement, daily Israeli military operations, strikes, and severe humanitarian restrictions on reconstruction materials and heavy machinery have persisted in the Gaza Strip.
// Key Developments
- An Israeli airstrike and subsequent collapse of a previously damaged building in Gaza City killed at least 21 Palestinians, including 12 children and five women.
- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed to force out all of Gaza City's one million residents southward and destroy infrastructure if a single Israeli is abducted.
- Gaza's Health Ministry reported that at least 1,399 Palestinians have been killed by the IDF since the October 2025 ceasefire agreement.
- Baseer al-Barsh, the son of Gaza's Health Ministry director-general Munir al-Barsh, was killed in an airstrike in a displaced persons encampment in Jabalia.
// Timeline
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A fragile, US-backed ceasefire deal is formally established between Israel and Hamas.
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A previously bombed multi-story building in Gaza City collapses on sleeping displaced families, killing 21 people, including 12 children.
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Israeli airstrikes and drone attacks continue across Gaza, killing multiple individuals including a 15-year-old boy and Baseer al-Barsh.
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Defense Minister Israel Katz threatens the forced displacement of all Gaza City residents and total infrastructure destruction if any Israeli is abducted.
// Perspectives
[Israeli Government / IDF]
Maintains that daily attacks and strict entry controls on heavy machinery are necessary to pressure Hamas, prevent militants from rearming, and ensure security, while rejecting full withdrawal until Hamas disarms.
[Gaza Health Ministry / Palestinian Authorities]
Condemns ongoing Israeli violations of the October 2025 ceasefire, pointing to thousands of civilian casualties, systematic displacement, and restrictions preventing reconstruction.
// Quotes
“If a single Israeli soldier or civilian is kidnapped, the entire city of Gaza, with its houses and terror towers, will be evacuated southward with its million residents.”
“Search and rescue operations are being carried out under extremely difficult conditions due to a lack of the necessary equipment and resources.”
“There are actually people that are digging with their bare hands. We need to prepare [for more deaths].”
