Israel strikes kill 6 in Gaza hours after Trump calls for end to bombardment

Israel's latest airstrikes killed six in Gaza, hours after Donald Trump urged an end to the bombardment and announced Hamas' readiness for peace.

 



## The Audacity of Conflict: Israel Strikes Gaza Hours After Trump's Peace Call

In the tense landscape of the Middle East, where hopes for peace are often fleeting, a serious contradiction unfolded today. Hours after President Donald Trump urged Israel to "immediately stop the bombing of Gaza," believing Hamas was ready for a "lasting PEACE" based on a recent US-backed proposal, Israeli airstrikes reportedly killed six people across the Gaza Strip.

This tragic series of events—a public call for de-escalation quickly followed by increased violence—highlights the complex challenges and deep-rooted obstacles to resolving the nearly two-year-old conflict. It reveals the competing pressures on Israeli leaders, the fragile nature of humanitarian pauses, and the human cost of war that continues even amid hopeful diplomatic efforts.

### A Weekend of Conflicting Signals

The events leading up to the latest strikes offered a rare flicker of hope. After the Trump administration unveiled a 20-point peace plan, Hamas announced a conditional acceptance. They hinted at a willingness to release all remaining hostages and transfer governance of Gaza to a technocratic Palestinian body, pending further negotiations on crucial details like the role of the faction and Israeli withdrawal.

This response led Trump to post a strong statement on social media: "Based on the statement just issued by Hamas, I believe they are ready for a lasting PEACE. Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza, so that we can get the hostages out safely and quickly!"

The former President, who sees himself as a key player in ending the war, made this direct appeal, seemingly focusing on the urgent safety of the remaining hostages and seizing the momentum of what seemed like a breakthrough.

However, the reality on the ground was painfully different. Gaza civil defense and medical officials reported a "very violent night," as Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling struck Gaza City and Khan Younis, resulting in the deaths of six people, including children. This renewed violence, occurring just as diplomatic avenues appeared to be opening, raises serious questions about the coordination and intentions of all parties involved.

### The Domestic Dilemma for Israel

For Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, the situation is precarious. His office did issue a statement suggesting Israel was "preparing for the immediate implementation" of the first stage of Trump's plan—the release of Israeli hostages. Israeli media later reported orders to the military to reduce offensive operations, indicating some internal recognition of the diplomatic shift.

Yet, the ongoing deadly strikes, even on a day meant to signal a diplomatic turning point, show the intense internal and security pressures on Netanyahu.

**On one side**, the Prime Minister faces relentless public and political pressure from the families of hostages and a war-weary public desperate for their loved ones' return and an end to a long-standing conflict that has resulted in massive human and economic costs.

**On the other side**, his far-right coalition partners, who often rely on a hardline position, demand that the military campaign continue without pause. They insist on fully disarming and destroying Hamas—a crucial but so far unfulfilled part of the Trump plan. The divide between an "immediate end to bombing" and the stated military goals of Israel seems to be the bloody gap into which these six lives have tragically fallen.

### Is Peace Merely a Pause?

The exchange of statements and the following strikes highlight the deep skepticism surrounding this entire conflict. When a major international player calls for "peace," and the immediate response is further bloodshed, it raises the question: how meaningful are these diplomatic gestures?

Hamas's acceptance, while praised by Trump, was conditional. It notably did not agree to full disarmament, which remains a firm requirement for Israel. This subtle but significant difference between the 'peace' announced from afar and the conditions for a genuine end to hostilities on the ground represents the ongoing tragedy of this conflict.

The deaths in Gaza today serve as a grim reminder that without a fully agreed, detailed, and internationally guaranteed ceasefire, the war machine continues its devastating advance. Every strike and every loss of life adds new layers of mistrust and trauma, making the transition from diplomacy to demilitarization even more difficult.

The world watches with bated breath, as a flicker of hope—a potential hostage deal and a pause in violence—is tested against the harsh, violent reality of a conflict that has already taken tens of thousands of lives. The latest victims in Gaza stand as silent, tragic witnesses to the fragile, and perhaps doomed, nature of the peace process. For now, the "audacity of conflict" overshadows the call for peace.

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