Israeli strikes kill eight in Gaza as ceasefire roadmap remains stalled

Israeli airstrikes continued across the Gaza Strip for a second consecutive day on Sunday, killing at least eight Palestinians despite renewed US-led efforts to revive last year’s Gaza ceasefire agreement.

According to Palestinian health officials, Israeli warplanes launched separate attacks in Gaza City and Deir Al-Balah. A strike on an apartment in central Gaza killed a man and his wife and injured several others, while another attack west of Gaza City claimed the lives of an elderly man and a child. Three more people, including a child, were killed in a strike on an apartment northwest of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

The latest attacks came a day after Israeli strikes reportedly killed eight people and damaged medical supplies at a hospital.

The violence continued even after US President Donald Trump announced a breakthrough in ceasefire efforts, saying Hamas had agreed in principle to disarm under a US-backed initiative aimed at implementing the ceasefire reached in Egypt last year. On Friday, Trump’s Board of Peace released a 15-point roadmap outlining the final steps toward enforcing the agreement.

However, the plan has yet to take effect. Hamas has said it is prepared to place its weapons in storage only after Israel halts military operations and withdraws its forces in accordance with the original ceasefire deal. An Israeli official, meanwhile, said no troop withdrawal would occur unless Hamas undergoes what Israel described as “genuine disarmament.”

Hamas on Friday reiterated its acceptance of the US-backed proposal, which includes a phased surrender of weapons alongside a gradual Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not publicly commented on the initiative. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, however, rejected the proposal, saying Israel should continue targeting Hamas leaders.

Former senior Fatah official Mohammed Dahlan, based in the United Arab Emirates, said in a Facebook post that Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and a key figure in the US initiative, had informed him that discussions were underway with Israeli officials to halt attacks on Gaza.

Dahlan said contacts with US officials were continuing to ensure full implementation of the agreement, adding that its success depended on Israel ending its military operations. Reuters has sought comment from the US State Department, while Israeli authorities had not responded at the time of publication.