30 June, 2025
News Desk
Increase in calls for ceasefire grow as US and Israeli leaders discuss potential truce amid escalating violence in Gaza.
Israel fresh attacks targeting locations across Gaza and north territory killed 72 Palestinians, including people seeking food at aid distribution hubs while catastrophic humanitarian situations in the besieged enclave deteriorates by the day.
Al-Ahli Hospital in the northern city was overcrowded by wounded civilians soughting for help after Israel attacked Zeitoun, Sabra, and al-Zawiya market.Many are laying on the floor because beds and medical supplies are limited.
Israeli military has dropped leaflets in eastern Gaza city, ordering people to move south. These leaflets are often followed by intense and repeated attacks, resulting in a large number of casualties.
Some victims on Sunday were killed near food distribution centres, and it was reported to Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) north of Rafah. Since the US and Israel backed GHF took over limited and deliveries in Gaza amid punishing Israel blockage, soldiers regularly shot at Palestinians near distribution centres where more than 580 killed while more than 4,000 wounded. A recent report by Israel’s Haaretz newspaper quoted unnamed soldiers saying they received orders to fire in crowds.
On Sunday, US President Donald Trump seemed determined to seal a truce. “MAKE A DEAL IN GAZA. GET THE HOSTAGES BACK!!” he said on a Social Trust post. His comments came after he said he believed a ceasefire could be reached within a week. “I think it’s close.I just spoke to some of the people involved,”
Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t comment on the push for a truce. He said in the past week that behind-the-scene talks have been taking place to try and secure a 60-day pause in fighting.
Trump said Netanyahu was “rigth now negotiating a deal with Hamas, though neither leader provided details and though officials from both sides have voiced scepticism over prospect for a ceasefire soon.”
