Israel Escalates Gaza Strikes After Hamas Accepts Ceasefire Roadmap, as 112 Palestinians Are Buried
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Updated · Drop Site News · Aug 6
Israel Escalates Gaza Strikes After Hamas Accepts Ceasefire Roadmap, as 112 Palestinians Are Buried
3 articles · Updated · Drop Site News · Aug 6
Summary
At least 18 Palestinians were killed on one of Gaza’s deadliest recent days after Israel intensified strikes following Hamas’s acceptance of a roadmap for the next ceasefire phase.
Israeli officials quickly rejected the draft, and Benjamin Netanyahu later said Israel would not withdraw from current lines until Hamas was fully disarmed, reversing expectations raised by Donald Trump’s announcement.
Weekend attacks hit a Gaza City apartment tower, an area near Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital and a tent in western Gaza City, killing civilians and damaging a dialysis-supply warehouse, according to hospital officials.
On Tuesday, Gaza held a mass funeral for 112 Palestinians — including 40 children — whose remains were recently recovered from a November 2023 strike on a residential block in Sabra.
Qatar, Egypt and Turkey condemned the renewed attacks, while Gaza authorities say more than 1,250 Palestinians have been killed since the October 2025 ceasefire took effect and the overall death toll has topped 73,300.
With only one excavator left and thousands still buried, what hidden truths remain trapped beneath the pulverized concrete of Gaza's residential neighborhoods?
How did a single flattened home become the tragic resting place for 112 family members, including 40 children, despite ongoing ceasefire efforts?
Why are essential rescue tools still blocked from entering Gaza while families spend weeks digging through rubble with their bare hands?