But Palestinian health authorities have reported 356 people killed and more than 900 injuries in Israeli attacks since the ceasefire began more than seven weeks ago, pushing the death toll since October 7, 2023 past 70,000. A large majority of those are reported to be civilians, and many are women and children. Over the weekend, the Israeli military said it had opened fire on two “suspects” who crossed the so-called Yellow Line — the boundary of Israeli and Hamas-controlled territory — claiming that the pair were acting suspiciously and posed a threat to soldiers.
Their families later reported the pair, killed by drones, were brothers. The oldest was just 10 years of age. Three Israeli soldiers have been killed since the ceasefire began, attacked by Hamas fighters inside Israeli-controlled areas. During the ceasefire, the bodies of at least 26 of the 28 dead Israeli hostages have so far been handed over by Hamas. Late on Tuesday, more remains were delivered to Israeli authorities to be examined by the country’s forensic centre.
