Israeli president calls for Gaza truce respect amid daily Israeli breaches

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has called on all sides to respect “every clause” of the US-mediated ceasefire deal, even as his own government repeatedly violates it with near-daily attacks on Gaza.

Israeli forces continue to justify their bombardments by claiming delays in the recovery of bodies belonging to Israeli captives. Many of these remains, however, are believed to be trapped under mountains of rubble caused by Israel’s own strikes, making retrieval efforts nearly impossible.

On Thursday, Israeli troops entered southern Gaza with bulldozers to dig through debris in search of bodies. They recovered three remains, which were later handed back, yet the operation was swiftly followed by renewed deadly raids across the enclave.