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Latest Massacre is Evidence There is No Ceasefire – Expert

CrossFireArabia
February 1, 2026

The latest massacre perpetrated by the Israeli occupation army in the Gaza Strip, which resulted in the martyrdom of 31 Palestinian civilians, including at least 8 children and 9 women, is clear evidence that there is no genuine ceasefire except on the Palestinian side, said Secretary-General of the Palestinian National Initiative Dr. Mustafa Barghouti.

He explained to Jordan 24 that Israel does not take any political or legal obligations seriously, emphasizing that the situation on the ground proves that the occupation continues to commit crimes against civilians, while the international community refrains from imposing any deterrent sanctions or holding it accountable for its ongoing violations.

Barghouti pointed out the continued bombardment and targeting of civilians confirms that Israel does not recognize international law. He noted the occupation is not content with killing civilians, but also disregards international humanitarian law and UN Security Council resolutions, thus undermining any real opportunity for a ceasefire.

Barghouti stressed that the responsibility of international mediators is not limited to managing communications, but also requires them to speak the truth clearly: That the occupation is the party violating the ceasefire and undermining political efforts. He called on the international community to take immediate action to stop the crimes and hold those responsible accountable.

He emphasized the international community’s silence encourages the occupation to continue its policies and provides it with political cover to continue targeting civilians. This necessitates a firm international stance to put an end to these repeated violations.

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Israel Kills 31 Palestinians in One Day

CrossFireArabia
February 1, 2026

Israeli forces killed at least 31 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday as airstrikes and shelling continued across the besieged enclave, despite a Trump-brokered ceasefire.

The Ministry of Health said dozens of civilians were killed or wounded in new attacks by the Israeli army, while Hamas stated that Israel is deliberately undermining the ceasefire agreement and committing fresh massacres across the strip.

Hospital sources said Israeli fire killed 31 Palestinians outside Israeli deployment zones in Gaza City and Khan Younis, in central and southern Gaza, since dawn on Saturday. At least 24 of the victims were reported in Gaza City and northern areas of the enclave.

Al-Shifa Hospital said the death toll rose after Israel attacked a police headquarters in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City. Emergency and ambulance services also confirmed that two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli strike on Al-Nasr neighborhood in western Gaza City.

Field reports showed that Israeli attacks focused on residential neighborhoods and areas sheltering displaced families. These areas included Al-Tuffah and Sheikh Radwan in Gaza City, as well as displacement camps and tents in Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis.

The latest strikes triggered large fires in displacement tents at “Ghaith” camp west of Khan Younis, according to Gaza Civil Defense. Rescue teams said the fires added a heavy burden as they responded to bombardment and widespread blazes at the same time.

Gaza’s Interior Ministry said the Israeli attack on Sheikh Radwan police headquarters showed clear disregard for the ceasefire and the international mediators backing it. The ministry said the strike killed five police officers and injured 15 others, in addition to civilians and displaced people who were near the site.

The ministry urged mediators to take responsibility and pressure Israel to stop its violations and spare civilians and civilian facilities from continued attacks.

Earlier on Saturday, hospital sources said Israeli fire killed 12 Palestinians, including six children, in Gaza City and Khan Younis.

In southern Gaza, an Israeli airstrike on “Ghaith” displacement camp in Al-Mawasi killed seven members of one family after their tent was hit in a densely populated area for displaced civilians. The Civil Defense said several others were wounded in separate strikes that targeted tents sheltering displaced families.

Israeli artillery shelling in areas inside Israeli troop deployment zones in Al-Tuffah neighborhood, northeast of Gaza City. Ambulance services also said Israeli strikes hit a residential apartment in Gaza City, killing and injuring several Palestinians.

Gaza Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal said most of Saturday’s victims were children. He said Israeli strikes do not distinguish between civilians and fighters and described the situation as a systematic humanitarian catastrophe. He added that Israeli forces used high-explosive missiles, causing widespread destruction and fires.

Palestinian Red Crescent spokesperson Raed Al-Nims said ambulance crews face unprecedented challenges as Israeli attacks continue to hit homes and displacement camps, while most medical facilities remain damaged. He called on the international community to pressure Israel to halt its violations and allow medical teams to work without obstruction according to the Quds News Network.

Israeli Claims and Palestinian Response

The Israeli newspaper Maariv quoted the Israeli army as claiming that its air assaults in Gaza would continue, claiming it responds to alleged “serious incidents” that allegedly violated the ceasefire. The army claimed that it targeted Hamas and Islamic Jihad commanders, weapons depots, and military infrastructure.

Hamas rejected the Israeli claims and said the continued targeting of displaced people’s tents marks a dangerous escalation and a deliberate collapse of the ceasefire. The resistance movement described the attacks as a new massacre and a blatant violation of the agreement.

Hamas said Israeli actions confirm the continuation of a war of destruction against Gaza and a disregard for mediation efforts. It called on guarantor states and the US administration to intervene and stop policies that undermine the ceasefire.

The movement also demanded an immediate transition to the second phase of the agreement, including opening the Rafah crossing in both directions and enabling the national committee to operate freely in Gaza.

Since the ceasefire took effect in October, Israeli forces have killed 524 Palestinians and wounded 1,360 others.

The International Committee of the Red Cross said continued Israeli bombardment places extreme pressure on Gaza’s collapsed health system. Egypt’s Foreign Ministry also condemned repeated Israeli violations of the ceasefire, warning they pose a direct threat to the political process.

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Little Hind Rajab: Killed by Israeli Bullets

CrossFireArabia
January 31, 2026

On the second anniversary of Israel’s killing of five-year-old Hind Rajab who pleaded by phone to be rescued during the Gaza genocide, human rights organizations and advocates have renewed their calls for accountability and justice for Palestinians amid Israel’s ongoing attacks.

On January 29, 2024, Hind was killed while trying to flee to safety after the car she was traveling in with her relatives was fired on by an Israeli tank. Everyone in the vehicle was killed except Hind and her 15-year-old cousin, Layan, who called the Palestinian Red Crescent begging for help.

Layan was killed shortly after, leaving Hind alone on the line.

Two medics dispatched in a clearly marked Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance to rescue her were also targeted by Israeli tank fire as they approached. Despite coordinating their route with Israeli forces and maintaining direct contact during the mission, their ambulance was struck, killing both medics instantly. The destroyed vehicle was later found near the site where Hind’s car had been attacked with 335 bullet holes.

A recording of the phone call was widely shared on social media after her death, causing renewed international outrage over Israel’s attacks on civilians.

Rajab is heard sobbing and telling the Red Crescent Society, “Please come to me, please come. I’m scared”, while bullets were fired in the background.

💔For over three hours, Hind has desperately pleaded with our teams for rescue from the occupation tanks surrounding her, enduring gunfire and the horror of being alone, trapped among the bodies of her relatives shot by the Israeli forces in front of her eyes. The PRCS heroes… pic.twitter.com/VT00WJaP1B
— PRCS (@PalestineRCS) February 3, 2024

Hind’s mother, Wissam Hamada, said, “The whole world has left us to die, to go hungry, to live in fear and to be forcibly displaced without doing anything.”

In June 2024, Al Jazeera investigated the attack, providing a detailed reconstruction of the incident, in collaboration with nonprofit investigative groups Forensic Architecture and Earshot and revealed that an Israeli tank was just 13 to 23 metres (42 to 75 feet) away when it opened fire on Rajab’s car.

Moreover, a United Nations report in July 2024 found, citing forensic analysis, that Rajab’s car was shot at from “very close range using a type of weapon that can only be attributed to the Israeli forces”.

Marking the second anniversary, the The Hind Rajab Foundation, a Belgium-based pro-Palestine group which leads a legal push against Israeli soldiers’ war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza and was named after the five-year-old child , said, “Many — including Israeli leaders and the thousands of soldiers and officers under their command — act as if justice will never catch up with the crimes Israel commits. Many believe the relentless assault on the universal values enshrined in international law will continue without consequence.”

“We build files. We compile forensics. We gather testimony. We track perpetrators. We prepare arrests, extraditions, and charges.

Hind rajab – 5 years old – 355 bullets

Never forget. pic.twitter.com/WgtrsR4jZS
— ADAM (@AdameMedia) January 28, 2026

The pathway from filing a case to conviction is arduous.”

“This does not mean justice will never be served. It means justice is a process — and we, the lawyers, advocates, and war-criminal hunters, will not be deterred.”

Social media activists shared posts recalling Hind’s final moments, along with her photographs, accompanied by messages of ‘Rest in peace’ and ‘Never Forget’.

DONT FORGET WHAT THIS MONSTER DID TO 6 YEAR OLD HIND RAJAB pic.twitter.com/ALXejBhH7U
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) January 26, 2026

Amnesty International said, “Hind is one of the at least 20,179 children who have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since October 2023 – according to the latest reports from the United Nations. The real figure is likely much higher.”

“Justice for Hind Rajab requires not only her killers to be brought to justice. The architects of the genocide in Gaza must be held accountable too. Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant must face trial at the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity,” according to the Quds News Network.

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At 71,000 Killed: Finally Israel Accepts Gaza’s Health Ministry Stats

CrossFireArabia
January 31, 2026

The Israeli military has accepted the accuracy of the Palestinian Health Ministry’s death toll in Gaza, confirming that about 71,000 Palestinians have been killed in the genocide, after years of refusing to acknowledge the ministry’s reports.

According to Israeli newspaper Haaretz on Thursday, the army said the death toll of around 71,000 killed is largely correct, adding that it did not include those missing and buried under the rubble.

Israel had for years refused to accept the death tolls reported by the Palestinian Health Ministry, even branding it “misleading and unreliable”.

For over 2yrs, most of my pro-Israel guests have angrily denied the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and said they were wildly exaggerated. Now, the IDF has accepted they’re accurate. https://t.co/xE0glY8Sfk
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 29, 2026

The military said it was analysing the data, which also does not include those who died of starvation or from diseases exacerbated by Israel’s years-long genocide in Gaza.

While accepting their accuracy, the military said it was looking to distinguish civilian and military deaths in the enclave.

The data published by the Health Ministry regarding the dead and wounded in the Gaza Strip have been used since the beginning of the genocide by many international organizations, including UN agencies, governments, media outlets, and researchers, and there is broad agreement that they are reliable.

Also, several studies have even raised the possibility that the death toll in Gaza is even higher than the Health Ministry reports. In June 2025, a study was released concluding that, as of January of that year, some 75,200 Gazans were killed during the war. At the time, more and more international experts concluded that the Health Ministry’s data is reliable, and may even be very conservative.

According to the Palestinian Health Ministry this week, over 71,660 Palestinians have been killed during the genocide in Gaza and 171,340 others wounded according to the Quds News Network.

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The Cold Kills 11 Children in Gaza

CrossFireArabia
January 31, 2026

The UN on Friday said the winter conditions in the Gaza Strip are turning deadly as 11 children have died of hypothermia, and renewed calls to lift Israeli restrictions on humanitarian operations.

Citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said at a news conference that “families in Gaza continue to face harsh winter conditions.”

He reported that “on Tuesday, another child reportedly died from hypothermia,” adding: “This is the eleventh child who has died this way since the beginning of the winter season, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza,” according to Anadolu.

Noting that since October, “the UN and our partners have distributed tens of thousands of tents, providing shelter to over half a million people,” Haq stressed that “tents provide limited protection, especially during the rainy season.”

“We continue calling for more durable shelter solutions to limit people’s dependency on tents,” he added.

Haq also warned that food access remains fragile, saying: “Even with the improvements in food consumption this month, humanitarians stress that the entry of aid and commercial supplies must be sustained and further diversified.”

He said that efforts to address malnutrition have expanded, adding: “Humanitarians have expanded services through dozens of facilities established since the ceasefire.”

“We reiterate that restrictions on humanitarian operations must be lifted,” Haq said, calling on Israel to end “the ongoing ban on UNRWA” and urging that humanitarian partners be allowed to operate “without hindrance across the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.”