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Ceasefire Strained as Israel Strikes Gaza After Alleged Khan Yunis Attack

European ministers move to operationalize the US peace plan by preparing police training to support an international stabilization force.

Overview

  • Israeli strikes across Gaza on November 19–20 left at least 25 dead, with hospitals later reporting 33 fatalities, according to Palestinian sources that cannot be independently verified.
  • The Israeli military said the attacks responded to gunfire at soldiers near Khan Yunis in violation of the truce, while Hamas denied shooting and urged Washington to enforce the ceasefire.
  • On November 21 the army reported an airstrike in Rafah that killed six suspects emerging from a tunnel behind the "yellow line," with five others surrendering and taken into custody.
  • EU foreign ministers advanced plans to back the US-led framework by using the Eupol Copps mission to train about 3,000 Palestinian police as an initial step toward a new Gaza force under a recent UN resolution.
  • Israel also struck targets in southern Lebanon that it linked to Hezbollah, and Lebanon’s state news agency NNA confirmed airstrikes in several towns.