TEHRAN – Trump’s peace plan masks the Israeli regime’s ongoing offensive in Gaza, threatening a fragile ceasefire. After what US President Donald Trump proclaimed as a historic peace deal collapsed once again, it has become increasingly clear that the supposed ceasefire between the Israeli regime and the Palestinian resistance was a sham all along.
Far from bringing peace, the agreement has served as diplomatic camouflage for the occupation regime’s continued military operations across the besieged Gaza Strip. A military operation sustained by Washington’s unwavering political cover and the silence of much of the international community.
Israeli occupation forces resumed shelling on Gaza on Friday, targeting residential areas and refugee camps.
At Al Ahli Arab Hospital, doctors reported civilian casualties in Israeli attacks on populated areas. Occupation forces killed one Palestinian and wounded his brother in Gaza City’s Shujaya district, and another man was confirmed dead at al-Shifa Hospital in a shooting at Jabalia refugee camp.
In the southern city of Khan Yunis, Israeli artillery and helicopters pounded the eastern district before regime warplanes carried out additional airstrikes. One Palestinian was killed when Zionist regime forces attacked the Abbasan area near Khan Younis, as well as those injured in an earlier attack on displaced persons’ tents in Mawasi.
Destruction and shelling were reported in the northern districts of Tahha and Shujaya, with explosions echoing throughout the day Friday and entire city blocks reduced to rubble. Israeli gunboats also opened fire off the coast of Gaza City, deepening the sense of siege and despair.
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is deteriorating as the regime continues its invasion. The occupation regime continues to block critical aid such as fuel, nutritional food, and medicine from entering the country under an ongoing blockade of border crossings.
The Palestinian resistance camp has warned that it cannot stand by and watch the Israeli regime carry out “costless” aggression and “reaffirm the right of its people to self-defense.”
The Trump administration’s much-touted “peace framework” was presented as a blueprint for stability and regional cooperation. In reality, it has served as a shield for the Israeli regime’s military operations. Although the first phase of the plan ostensibly called for a cessation of hostilities, the occupation regime’s actions have grossly violated this provision and have yielded few results.
On Wednesday, Zionist regime forces killed at least 104 Palestinians, including dozens of children, in the deadliest offensive since a fragile ceasefire was signed on October 10.
Instead of acting as mediators, Trump’s envoys instead align with Israel’s cause, deflect criticism of the regime’s actions, and allow attacks to continue with impunity.
Since its announcement, the “peace plan” has effectively legitimized the Israeli regime’s intensification of its occupation of Gaza. Each new attack or invasion is framed as a defensive measure under the pretext of enforcing “peace terms,” while the actual situation on the ground reveals a policy of domination.
The administration’s narrative, carefully amplified by Washington, depicts invasion as security and siege as self-defense.
Observers now see the peace plan as part of a broader strategy to reshape the political landscape under the guise of diplomacy while allowing the Zionist regime to secure its military and territorial interests.
By subsuming the ongoing war into the language of negotiations, the Trump administration gave the occupying regime a diplomatic green light.
The gap between rhetoric and reality is widening as the Israeli regime’s bombs continue to fall on civilians and already destroyed infrastructure in Gaza. There is no ceasefire, no real mediation by the United States, and the illusion of peace masks the continuation of the violence. Behind American protection, Gaza continues to bleed, while the promise of justice and self-determination remains a distant dream.