In a significant escalation of violence, at least 28 Palestinians have been killed in a series of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources cited by Al Jazeera. This marks one of the most severe breaches of the US-brokered ceasefire that took effect last month. The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza reported that 77 others were wounded in the bombardment, with the toll expected to rise. The strikes targeted key areas, including southern Gaza’s al-Mawasi region, a junction in eastern Gaza City’s Shujayea district, and a building in the Zeitoun neighborhood, where an entire family was among the victims. Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud described the attacks as intensifying panic across Gaza, where daily horrors persist despite the ceasefire. Israel justified the strikes as a response to alleged fire on its troops in Khan Younis, a claim Hamas dismissed as a pretext for further violence. The Palestinian group accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of seeking to resume a ‘genocide’ against Palestinians. Meanwhile, tensions flared in Lebanon following Israeli bombings of a Palestinian refugee camp, killing over a dozen people. The violence coincides with the UN Security Council’s recent resolution endorsing a US-backed peace plan for Gaza, which Hamas and other Palestinian factions have rejected, calling it a threat to Palestinian self-determination. Critics argue that Israel’s repeated violations of the ceasefire—totaling at least 393 incidents since October 10—undermine international efforts for peace. Khaled Elgindy of the Quincy Institute warned that without US enforcement, the ceasefire risks becoming a facade for continued war.