The fragile ceasefire in Gaza continues to hold despite Israel’s ongoing deadly attacks. On Sunday, an Israeli airstrike killed three Palestinian police officers near Rafah. This came a day after Hamas released three Israeli hostages. In return, Israel released 369 Palestinian captives. Four of the Palestinians were reported to be in critical condition and needed to be immediately hospitalized.

On Saturday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called Trump’s plan to remove all Palestinians from Gaza “the only viable plan to enable a different future” for the region. Rubio said Hamas “must be eradicated.”

This comes as Israel continues to block the entry of tens of thousands of tents and mobile homes for displaced Palestinians in Gaza.
Meanwhile, Israel has received a new shipment of 2,000-pound MK-84 bombs from the United States. Palestinians in Rafah denounced the U.S. for continuing to arm Israel.

Rajeh Abu Rajab: “We left our homes looking for safety, but when we returned, we did not find homes. This massive scale of destruction is not normal, and America is still supplying Israel with weapons for destruction. There is nothing to be destroyed anymore. There are only a few people in Palestine, in the Gaza Strip to be destroyed. It is an ugly crime for America to supply Israel with weapons against the poor citizens like us, and then we return to find no homes or families. This is a crime against the human law and Islamic and Christian law and all religions on Earth.”