Israeli airstrikes killed nine Palestinians, including two women and two children, in at least four locations across Gaza City overnight, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The attacks come despite a ceasefire that has been in effect, and relatives mourned at Shifa Hospital, with one uncle telling reporters, 'They say the war has stopped , but the war has not stopped.' Separately, at least 11 international activists from eight countries remain detained in Libya for over a week while attempting to reach Gaza by land to protest the blockade, as reported by the Global Sumud Flotilla.

936 deaths since the truce took effect

Since the ceasefire began, Israeli forces have conducted repeated airstrikes and opened fire near military-held zones, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The ministry, which is part of the Hamas-led government but considered reliable by UN agencies and independent experts, reports that more than 936 Palestinians have been killed since the truce, though it does not differentiate between civilian and combatant deaths. Israel maintains that its strikes target violations of the truce or threats to its troops, and four Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire, the source article notes.

What the Shifa Hospital scenes reveal about the ceasefire's fragility

Footage from one strike showed a massive hole in an upper floor of a residential building, with blood-stained belongings scattered into the street. Relatives sobbed over bodies at Shifa Hospital, where Walid Shbeir mourned his niece... The uncle's grief underscores the gap between official truces and daily violence — a pattern the source highlights as continuous, with killings reported 'every night, in the morning, in the evening.' The ceasefire, brokered after months of fighting, has not stopped what relatives describe as an ongoing assault.

Why activists are now being held in Libya

At least 11 international activists attempting to draw attention to Israel's blockade of Gaza have been detained in Libya for over a week, according to the Global Sumud Flotilla. Libyan media reported the detentions relate to illegal entry and lack of permits, but organizers insist the participants held valid visas. The detainees come from Tunisia, Argentina, Portugal, Italy, the US, Uruguay, Poland, and Spain. Another 10 people were detained on May 24 while negotiating safe passage at a checkpoint near Sitre, and their detention was extended by 10 days as of the source article's report. The Global Sumud Flotilla has condemned the detentions as 'unlawful' and 'arbitrary.'

What remains unverified about the Libya detentions and the Gaza toll

The source article provides no independent verification of the Libyan government's claim about illegal entry, nor does it confirm whether the activists' visas were indeed valid. Similarly, the Gaza Health Ministry's figures — though widely trusted — do not distinguish between civilian and combatant deaths, leaving a gap in understanding how many of the 936 killed were militants. The Israeli military's specific rationale for each of the latest airstrikes is not detailed in the report, so it remains unclear whether they targeted specific 'threats' or were broader strikes.