Oct 20, 2025
3 min read
Live for the last hour on the deal between Israel and Hamas that includes the release of the guards and an end to the bombing.
Live, last minute of Gaza ceasefire today: Israel ensures peace remains in force after day of bombing in Gaza
- Israel agrees to continue the truce after one day of shelling
There is no end to the deal in Gaza.Israel in the region this Sunday killed at least 45 people, as it said in response to a Hamas attack that killed two soldiers.Hamas has denied destroying the water source and said the Israeli army interfered in internal operations against a rival enemy.
However, both sides have assured that they are committed to the ceasefire, and US President Trump has assured that it will remain in place.
Israel has yet to grant permission to reopen the Rafah crossing linking the Strip with Egypt to bring in humanitarian aid, citing delays in delivering the bodies of those still at the hands of Hamas.The Islamic group says the remaining bodies were unable to be found due to the size of the rubble.For their part, authorities in Gaza deny Israeli groups return without authorization and with signs of violence.
This is the latest news:
- Israel will attack several parts of Gaza, killing at least 45 people, according to estimates, in response to a Hamas attack that claimed the lives of two soldiers.The Israeli army shot and killed two Genanis near the "yellow line" this Monday.
- Hamas denies violating the ceasefire and claims Israel intervened in internal conflict between Palestinian factions.
- Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Tel Aviv to monitor the implementation of the ceasefire in Gaza
- Trump promises that the ceasefire is still in effect
Live, Gaza ceasefire:
Israel reopens several crossings into Gaza for humanitarian aid but keeps the Rafah crossing closed
This Monday, Israel reopened the Kerem Shalom border crossing and other access points to the Gaza Strip for humanitarian aid, after closing them on Sunday due to an alleged attack by Hamas in the south of the enclave, according to a report by COGAT, Israel's military agency responsible for controlling the enclave's border.
However, the Israeli government has closed the Rafah crossing with Egypt "until further notice", preventing people from traveling.The complete closure of the intersection is part of retaliation for what the Israeli military described as a ceasefire violation by Hamas.
American diplomats stepped up their efforts after several violations of the Gaza ceasefire
Despite the end of the peace of laza on Monday morning, it is the most serious test in Gaza, with at least 28 incidentents that were left in three matuan codes "on the yellow line.
US Ambassador Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushen arrived in Israel to promote the second phase of the ceasefire.Vice President JD VAGE will also visit Israel on Tuesday.
Sunday's clashes took place mainly in Gaza's Tuffah neighborhood, and Israeli tank attacks were reported in other areas, including Deir al-Balah.Locals remain confused about the exact boundary of the "yellow line", which marks the withdrawal of the Israeli army from Gaza.
The truce continued despite repeated violations by both sides.
The ceasefire is still fragile, with disputes over opening the border gates, disarming Hamas and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
The first phase of the agreement involves the exchange of hostages and the return of organs, including the delivery of 28 hostages by 20 hostages.An additional entity was recently located, although delivery for Israel has not yet been confirmed.
The conflict, which began on October 7, 2023, has killed 68,159 people in Israel, most of them civilians, mostly in Gaza.
The Embassy of the United States in Israel, Kerem Crossing, crossed the border.
Two Gazans die from Israeli army shooting near the "yellow line"
Two Gazans died this Monday in the settlement of Tuffah, east of Gaza City, after the Israeli army shot them near the so-called "yellow line", reports the Palestinian Wafa agency.
The Israeli army said it opened fire on people crossing the line, saying it posed a threat to soldiers in the city.
The Hamas-affiliated Quds News Network broadcast photos of family members of the dead at Al Ahli Baptist Hospital.Since the ceasefire took effect, Israeli forces have killed more than 40 people.
Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Tel Aviv to oversee the cease-fire operation in Gaza
The White House special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, the successor of President Donald Trump, boarded for Tel Aviv to discuss the implementation of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
According to Israeli media, Witkoff and Kushner will meet with Israeli authorities and mediators from Egypt and Qatar, and this week the arrival of US Vice President JD Vance is expected to monitor compliance with the agreement.The agenda will include meetings with families of Israeli hostages and meetings with Netanyahu and Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Egypt urged Israel and Hamas to respect the Sharm el-Sheikh ceasefire
Egypt, a key mediator in the talks between Israel and Hamas, demanded that both sides fulfill their commitments in the ceasefire agreement signed on October 10 in Sharm el-Sheikh.
Egypt's foreign minister Badr Abdelati emphasized the need to respect the agreement to reduce humanitarian suffering in Gaza, strengthen the ceasefire and bring a definitive end to the war.
Albarez calls for maintaining sanctions on Israel and strengthening the EU's role in Gaza
Foreign Minister José Manuel Alvarez was in Brussels on Monday to defend the extension of the EU mission to maintain European sanctions on Israel and strengthen the ceasefire in Gaza.Elbreth acknowledged that the process promoted by Donald Trump "has not made much progress yet" because freeing hostages and receiving humanitarian aid are "very fragile" and continue to be hindered.
The Minister emphasized that the European Union is "too far to impose sanctions" on Israel, despite the pressure from partners other countries chose to keep the fire.
Egypt continues to send humanitarian aid to Gaza after Israeli bombing of Rafah
Egypt has resumed sending humanitarian aid vehicles after it temporarily stopped the bombing of the Israeli military in Rafah, south of the closure.The road is still closed to traffic.
According to TV and Al Cairo News, dozens of lorries carrying food, medicine, hygiene products, temporary shelter and fuel have moved from northern Egypt to the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom and Al Auja routes.
Gaza reports 97 dead and over 200 wounded by Israeli fire since ceasefire
The Hamas government in Gaza has reported that at least 97 Palestinians have been killed and 230 wounded since the year-long ceasefire came into effect, all from Israeli attacks.
According to the Gaza government's press office, Israel has committed about 80 ceasefire violations, including shooting at civilians, bombings, deliberate attacks and arbitrary detention.
KALLAS celebrates Gaza ceasefire progress but warns 'more work to be done'
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaya Callas said the ceasefire in Gaza has entered a positive first phase, but she stressed that major challenges remain, especially in the humanitarian field.
Callas, from Luxembourg, where the EU Council of Foreign Ministers is meeting, stressed that the ceasefire "has passed the first test of resistance" but stressed the need to strengthen the arrival of humanitarian aid and strengthen sustainable peace in the Middle East.
Regarding possible trade sanctions against Israel and violent settlers, Karas acknowledged that the political situation had changed since the truce and that ministers would discuss "measures that are still under discussion" on Monday.
Jesus Nunez: "Israel will decide unilaterally when the ceasefire will come"
Analyst Jesús Núñez has assured La Hora de la 1 that Israel maintains military control over more than half of the Gaza Strip and that it constantly violates the ceasefire at its discretion, unilaterally deciding what it considers a threat.According to Núñez, this has caused dozens of Palestinian deaths in recent days, including the recent bombing of a minibus carrying eleven civilians.
He also added that Trump was trying to protect the fire deal by suppressing it with Tanayahu, but Israel was "raising and calling fire in the first place," which he called "worrying."
"Civilian populations are trapped in this dynamic of violence and without access to the only agriculturally viable areas to meet the population's food needs," he warned.
Iran has offered to strengthen military cooperation with the Houthis in Yemen against the United States and Israel
Iran's governing body has expressed its desire to reduce the forces of Yemen, in the framework of what has been called the "imperial world", for the United States and Israel. The commander-in-chief, Mohamad Pakpur, sent a message to the commander of the Army House, Yusuf Hadusi, who praised Almeni Dadulkarim al-Ghamari, who was killed on October 16.
Tehran has reaffirmed its political and spiritual support for the so-called "Axis of Resistance", which is made up of the Houthis, Hezbollah and Hamas, although it has again denied Western accusations of supplying arms.
Sánchez attends the Euro-Mediterranean summit where Gaza is being discussed
While Albares is in Luxembourg, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will attend the Mediterranean Euro-Sourtime Summit in Portoroz, Slovenia, where nine countries' leaders in the region plan to analyze the situation in Gaza.
Eslovenia tiene la presidencia de turno de lo que se denomina el MED9 y por eso actúa este año como país anfitrión de una reunión en la que participarán, además, España, Francia, Italia, Grecia, Portugal, Croacia, Malta y Chipre.Junto a los líderes de cada país (excepto en el caso de Italia, ya que según los organizadores no asistirá Giorgia Meloni y estará representada por su ministro de Asuntos Exteriores, Antonio Tajani), estará presente la presidenta de la Comisión Europea, Ursula von der Leyen. (Fuente: Europa Press)
The European Union is discussing a cease-fire in Gaza and what to do about sanctions against Israel
The European Union Foreign Affairs Council met today in Luxembourg.Among other issues, he will discuss the Gaza ceasefire and what to do with the proposed sanctions on Israel agreed to by Brussels.The proposal is very limited (suspension of some trade agreement agreements and sanctions on extremist ministers and violent settlers) and still needs approval by a majority of the most populous countries, which is difficult without Germany.
Spanish Minister Jose Manuel Alvarez is attending the Luxembourg summit.
Israel bombed Lebanon
Al Jazeera TV channel, the local TV channel reported, Israeli forces have machine guns in the town of Kfarchuba, near the eastern sector of the border.
Trump's Gaza shootings are still in effect
US President Donald Trump has confirmed that a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas is in place."Yes, it is," Trump told reporters when asked about the situation.
In a wave of air strikes, Israel killed 26 people in Gaza, according to local authorities and residents.Tel Aviv claimed that an attack carried out by Hamas earlier led to the death of two of its soldiers.The Israeli army later announced the resumption of the ceasefire in Gaza.
Van does not talk about the Israeli attacks and accuses the cells of the destruction of time
Israel and Hamas this week accused each other of violating the ceasefire with the attack on Rafah. Asked about the situation in Gaza, Mr. Vance did not mention the Israeli attack and that there is stability to prove disarmament.
"Some of the cells may respect the ceasefire. Many of the cells, as we see today, will not," he explained.
The challenge of building Gaza's hospitals in satellite view
The ceasefire in Gaza opens the way for a reconstruction phase in the area after two years of massacres that killed more than 67,000 Palestinians, with 78% of buildings in the area damaged by the conflict, according to the United Nations.The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the situation of health infrastructure is particularly fragile, with no hospital in Gaza's health system functioning at full capacity.To understand the reconstruction needs of this essential sector of the people of Gaza, we at VerificaRTVE used satellite imagery to analyze the conditions of five major hospitals in the Gaza Strip.
According to the latest report from the UN Satellite Center (UNOSAT), the war has destroyed or modified 78% of the buildings in Gaza, about 192,000.60% of houses, 90% of water facilities, 90% of schools, 77% of roads and 30% of health infrastructure were damaged.As of October 12, only 14 out of 36 hospitals (in Gaza City, three in Deir El-Balh and three districts) are "partially" calling the latest report of the impact of OCHA. North Gaza and Rafah in the south have no functioning hospitals. He warns.
By Borja Diaz-Mary from VerificaRTVA
Good afternoon, the current chronicle of the situation in the Gaza Strip begins here.
