Palestinians in the Gaza Strip say they are losing faith in the ceasefire after recent airstrikes by the Israeli regime killed more than 100 people, making it the most brutal ceasefire violation to date.
“After the cease-fire and a new wave of bombing in Gaza, people who believed the war was finally over and who had just begun to feel safe and secure are once again living in fear, especially children and women,” Gaza resident Hassan Roubad told Al Jazeera.
Another resident, Suha Awad, said she no longer had confidence in the ceasefire process.
“We want a complete end to the war, a complete ceasefire. We just want to live in safety. We want to be fully committed to a ceasefire agreement, not just for a week or two weeks, but only for things to go back to aggression and war,” Awad said.
Despite the ceasefire declaration, the Israeli regime continues to fire sporadic shelling across Gaza, leaving many residents unsure whether peace is possible.
“We are waiting for a real chance to rebuild our lives,” said Mazen Shaheen, another Gaza resident. “For the first week or two after the war, we started to get things back on track, but then the ceasefire was broken. Thankfully, it ended quickly. We barely had time to catch our breath when the second break happened.”
Shaheen said one of his friends was injured in Wednesday’s strike. The strike was the deadliest violation to date, with 46 children among the more than 100 dead.
“The message we want to send is this: Where are the international guarantees that were promised? Where are the intermediary countries that helped broker a ceasefire and ensured that it continues?” he added.
MNA