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January 26, 2026

Israel Kills Three Palestinians in Gaza, Violating U.S.-Brokered Ceasefire
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Israel says that it has recovered the remains of soldier Ran Gvili, the
last hostage held in the besieged territory. Israel has conditioned the
reopening of the Rafah crossing between southern Gaza and Egypt on
receiving Gvili's remains.

Israel's announcement came as Palestinians in Gaza mourned the killing
of at least three Palestinians in Israeli attacks, in another violation
of the U.S.-brokered truce. Among the victims are two children killed in
an Israeli drone strike on a group of Palestinians gathering firewood
near Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. They were identified as
13-year-old Salman al-Zawarah and his 15-year-old cousin Mohammed
al-Zawarah. This is Mohammed's father.

Yousef al-Zawarah: "So, this is the peace, the peace they talk about?
This is it? This is the peace? This is surrender, not peace. Now
Mohammed is gone."
While Israel continues to violate the so-called ceasefire, President
Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner held
another discussion with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this
weekend on efforts to implement the second phase of the Gaza truce.

In news from the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reports Israeli soldiers
are forcing Palestinians to evacuate a number of buildings, including
schools and kindergartens, in the town of Kafr Aqab amid escalating
Israeli raids across the West Bank.


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