‘Pervasive fear’ grips Gaza as Israeli attacks persist despite ceasefire

A drone strike killed a young woman and injured 15 others near Khan Younis, reported the Wafa news agency.⁠Israel’s military carried out a spate of attacks in Gaza, continuing its bombardment despite the ceasefire that remains in place on paper, as Palestinian factions prepare to convene in Egypt to discuss the enclave’s future.In Friday morning’s attack, an Israeli drone killed a young woman and injured at least 15 others in the southern Khan Younis area, according to the Palestinian Wafa news agency.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Hamas says won’t surrender arms, offers ‘no visible weapons’ in Gazalist 2 of 3How the world failed a mother’s children, killed in Israeli strikes on Gazalist 3 of 3Israel must allow ICRC to visit Palestinians in prison, Supreme Court rulesend of listLater in the day, another Israeli attack near Gaza City injured a child, Wafa reported.Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Gaza City, said the continuing attacks have perpetuated a “dark reality” in Gaza, and left Palestinians wondering about the status of the so-called ceasefire.“We see the overnight strikes, the drone attacks, the ongoing closure of crossings for people moving outside of Gaza for medical evacuation or for humanitarian aid,” said our reporter.“Just spending a few hours here … it’s easy to point to repeated incidents that result in injuries, death, forced displacement and a pervasive state of fear and panic.”The latest Israeli attacks followed the killing on Thursday of at least 11 people, including five members of the same family who were targeted in residential apartments, according to Gaza’s Civil Defence.Israel’s military said one person targeted and killed in northern Gaza on Thursday was a fighter, allegedly planning imminent attacks against Israeli forces and directing attacks in Israel.Palestinian factions head to Egypt for talksDespite a ceasefire technically in effect since October, Israel’s military has regularly attacked Gaza, over half of which is under Israeli military control in defiance of the ceasefire’s terms.