137 bodies found in Rafah alone on day 2 of Israel-Hamas ceasefire
- Gaza’s civil defence says it has pulled 137 bodies of those killed in Israeli attacks from under rubble since the start of the ceasefire in Rafah alone. An estimated 10,000 bodies are buried under the concrete wasteland in Gaza.
- At least three Palestinians have been killed and a further eight wounded by Israeli gunfire in Rafah despite the ceasefire.
Young child killed by Israeli sniper fire: Report
The Palestinian news agency Wafa is reporting that Israeli forces have shot and killed a young child in central Rafah in southern Gaza.
A video filmed by Palestinian journalist Hassan Aslih and verified by Al Jazeera shows the moments after the child was shot.
A man is seen crawling up to the child to remove the body from the scene but is shot at by Israeli troops, forcing him to retreat from the area.
Houthi leader says ‘ready to escalate’ in case Israel reneges on ceasefire
Abdel-Malik al-Houthi congratulated the Palestinian people in light of the ceasefire agreement and said they have achieved a “great and historic victory” over Israel and the US.
In a nearly hour-long televised speech, his first since the agreement was reached, he said the victory was a result of “great sacritifce” by the Palestinian people.
“We are now monitoring the stages of implementing the agreement, and we are ready to escalate at any stage in which the Israeli enemy returns to escalation and breaks the agreement,” al-Houthi said.
The leader of the Yemeni group said the US was “disturbed” by the military success achieved by the Houthis during their hundreds of drone, missile and naval attacks since the start of the war on Gaza.
He said “the naval operations started successfully” with the seizing of the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea, and all successive efforts by Israel and its Western allies to deter the group from further attacks failed.
Those efforts have included extensive bombing campaigns that have destroyed infrastructure like oil tanks, power stations and ports across multiple Yemeni governorates.
Palestinian Civil Defence says 137 bodies found in Rafah since start of ceasefire
The Gaza rescue organisation says its crews continue to dig through the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israel’s 15-month war, looking for bodies of those killed.
An estimated 10,000 bodies are currently undiscovered under rubble across the Gaza Strip.
Canada says Gaza ceasefire must be respected till the end
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said in a post on X that the ceasefire must be respected until all captives held in Gaza are returned with their families.
She said all the remains of the deceased captives must be returned as well, including that of Israeli-Canadian Judih Weinstein, who was killed during the October 7 attacks on Israel by Hamas and others.
“I am encouraged by the increase in humanitarian aid to Gaza,” Joly said. “This increase must continue in order to provide essential assistance to Palestinian civilians. The ceasefire must be respected so that they too can return home.”
Katz congratulates Trump, says US-Israel bond is ‘unbreakable’
Israel’s Minister of Defence Israel Katz has congratulated Donald Trump on becoming the 47th president of the United States.
In a post on X, he said, “I look forward to working with your administration to strengthen this alliance, bring back all the hostages held in Gaza, and prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons”.
Israeli forces arrest dozens of Palestinians near West Bank’s Qalqilya
A large number of Israeli forces have been deployed in a raid on the town of Azzun, located east of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank.
Videos circulating on Palestinian outlets that have been verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad agency show the Israeli forces rounding up and moving dozens of people.
The Israeli military has said it intends to launch major operations in the West Bank after a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement was reached in Gaza.
